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Committee:	Senate Intergovernmental Relations
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Affordable housing | Bond issues | Disaster relief | Emergency management | Extraterritorial jurisdiction | Federal aid | Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. | Housing | Land use regulations | Legislative process | Municipal annexation | Natural disasters | Public improvement districts | Solid waste disposal | Special taxing districts |
Library Call Number:	L1836.85 L786
Session:	85th R.S. (2017)
Online version:	View report [126 pages]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Examine and report on ways to improve the coordination of rebuilding housing and infrastructure following a natural disaster, including evaluating additional cost effective options for FEMA to utilize in providing direct housing assistance immediately following a disaster, creation of comprehensive lists of housing opportunities or web portals to disseminate information to survivors, ways to automatically waive local government regulations to facilitate rebuilding, and additional local resources available for rebuilding efforts.
2.	Monitor the distribution of federal disaster relief funds related to housing and infrastructure, including community development block grant (CDBG) funds, to ensure the timely dissemination of monies by state entities to local governments for reconstruction efforts. Develop recommendations for any statutory changes necessary to improve the efficiency of disaster recovery efforts, maximize housing and infrastructure funds, and ensure cooperation between private and government partners.
3.	Review and recommend options to expedite debris removal, including cutting unnecessary regulation and streamlining the process.
4.	Identify and report on existing disaster training opportunities available for local officials and make recommendations for training programs that equip them to efficiently interact with state and federal agencies during times of disaster.
5.	ETJ Limitations and Notice: Review the existing regulatory authority granted to home-rule municipalities within the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), including practices used by cities to expand ETJ boundaries, and whether proper notification is provided to property owners added to a city's ETJ following an annexation proceeding. Determine the limitations that need to be placed on a city's authority within the ETJ to better protect the private property rights of individuals and landowners, and ways to notify individuals of the impact of being within a city's ETJ. Develop a statewide rule and minimum requirements for such notifications.
6.	Housing Affordability: Examine issues that impact housing affordability, including the effect of local government taxes, fees, and mandates. Evaluate the cost of purchasing a single-family residence in different parts of the state, factoring in the impact of local rules and regulations, to identify matters of policy with the greatest influence, and identify ways to increase transparency and awareness prior to the adoption of costly local ordinances or orders.
7.	Special Purpose Districts Bond Reform: Study the state agency review of tax exempt bonds issued by special purpose districts and public improvement districts used to finance water and sewer infrastructure in new residential and commercial developments. Examine the disparities that exist between the feasibility review of water and sewer bonds backed by property­ based assessments and those backed by ad valorem taxes, and make recommendations that ensure the continued stability of the Texas tax­ exempt bond market by requiring all districts to undergo appropriate reviews prior to issuance.
8.	Municipal Management District Uniformity: In conjunction with the appropriate legislative departments, determine whether the development of a template or standardized language for the creation of municipal management districts would provide a more effective means for legislators to ensure new special purpose districts conform to accepted standards and contain appropriate taxpayer oversight.
Committee:	House Special Purpose Districts
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Bond issues | Emergency management | Hurricane Harvey | Private activity bonds | Public improvement districts | Special taxing districts | Water districts |
Library Call Number:	L1836.85 Sp31
Session:	85th R.S. (2017)
Online version:	View report [75 pages]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Evaluate the impact of Hurricane Harvey on residential communities within special purpose districts and districts' capacity to respond. Review the role and adequacy of the districts in emergency preparedness and response. Make recommendations for strengthening districts' emergency operations.
2.	Review the statutes and procedures related to state approval and oversight of water district bonds that finance utility, infrastructure, and other projects. Identify opportunities for improving the state's oversight of bond issuance and make recommendations for statutory changes.
3.	Investigate the feasibility of dissolving special purpose districts and determine if there are criteria that would make dissolution acceptable. Make recommendations for codifying the dissolution requirements and procedures.
4.	Identify best practices in the creation of municipal management districts. Study the feasibility of and make recommendations for creating standard language for the creation of municipal management districts through special law.
5.	Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 85th Legislature.
Committee:	House State Bond Revenues, Select
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	House Select Committee on State Bond Revenues, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2002 : a report to the House of Representatives, 78th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Bond issues | Constitutional amendments |
Library Call Number:	L1836.77 st29b
Session:	77th R.S. (2001)
Online version:	View report [16 pages  File size: 861 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	The House Select Committee on State Bond Revenues shall obtain and review all information related to the issuance of bonds, and to the disposition of proceeds from bonds issued pursuant to amendments to the Texas Constitution approved by the voters in November, 2001. The review shall be designed to provide assurance that legislative purposes are properly implemented.
Committee:	House Natural Resources
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Committee on Natural Resources interim report, 1994.
Subjects:	Bond issues | County development districts | Edwards Aquifer | Edwards Aquifer Authority | Endangered species | Environmental protection | Natural resources conservation | Petroleum storage tanks | Property rights | Special taxing districts |
Library Call Number:	L1836.73 n219h
Session:	73rd R.S. (1993)
Online version:	View report [59 pages  File size: 2,233 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Identify ways to mitigate conflicts between landowners' property rights and land use with federal and state policies for protection of threatened and endangered species and habitat. Specific attention should be directed to incentive measures.
2.	Study the bond integrity of special districts impacted by local government regulatory actions.
3.	Conduct active oversight of agencies under the committee's jurisdiction, with particular attention to Edwards Aquifer and Petroleum Storage Tank issues. Perform a study of mandated reports to the legislature and legislative agencies. The study should consist of a review of the legislative reporting requirements of all agencies to identify areas where reporting obligations could be streamlined and agency accountability improved. The committee shall make specific recommendations about the continuation, modification or elimination of required legislative reports.
Committee:	Senate Municipal Utility Districts, Special
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report to the 71st Legislature / Special Committee on Municipal Utility Districts.
Subjects:	Bankruptcy | Bond issues | Municipal utility districts | Real estate development | Special taxing districts |
Library Call Number:	L1836.70 m925
Session:	70th R.S. (1987)
Online version:	View report [26 pages  File size: 973 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study the potential for defaults among county municipal utility districts.
2.	Assess the social and economic impact of the districts that have defaulted or are in danger of default, including the impact on residents of the district with respect to cost of services, tax burden, homestead protection, rights and powers of bondholders, and liability of officers of districts.
3.	Assess the impact on developers or owners of undeveloped land in the districts with respect to status of liens, involvement of lenders and financial institutions, and liability to residents and bondholders.
4.	Survey the financial position of municipal utility districts with respect to the effects of declining real estate valuations, the existence and collateral of interest and sinking funds, the cost of those costs upon residents, and the effects of those costs upon residents.
5.	Develop a projection of future trends based on information gathered from all the diverse interests involved in the issue and ascertain what action, if any, should be taken by the state to avoid the adverse effects resulting from default by utility districts.
Supporting documents
Committee:	Senate Municipal Utility Districts, Special
Title:	SR 256, 70th Leg.
Library Call Number:	SR 256
Session:	70th R.S. (1987)
Online version:	View document [3 pages  File size: 720 kb]
Committee:	House Natural Resources
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Report of the Texas House of Representatives, Natural Resources Committee : a report to the House of Representatives, 70th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Agricultural Loan Guaranty Program | Agricultural loans | Agriculture | Bond issues | Irrigation | Junior water rights | Occupational licenses | Reservoirs | Water conservation | Water planning | Water rights | Water supplies |
Library Call Number:	L1836.69 n219
Session:	69th R.S. (1985)
Online version:	View report [44 pages  File size: 1,356 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	To study and analyze the effectiveness of techniques employed in promoting the constitutional propositions of HJR 6, 69th R.S., and the concerns of the electorate when voting on major water legislation.
2.	To study the effectiveness of the pilot agricultural loan program.
3.	To study the effectiveness of the bond insurance program.
4.	To study and recommend enabling legislation for an agricultural loan program if the Texas Agricultural Water Conservation Bonds approved by HJR 6, 69th R.S., are approved by the electorate.
5.	To study the availability of measures to reduce reservoir construction costs to the state and in particular the advisability of enacting legislation to defease outstanding water development bonds.
6.	To study the need for, and the provisions that should be included in, legislation requiring certification of water and waste analysis.
7.	To study the availability of water for future appropriation in major basins of the state in light of the Texas Supreme Court's decision in No. C-1620.
8.	To study the need to define "unappropriated water" and to amend other statutes pertaining to water rights.
Committee:	House Business and Commerce
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report to the 69th Legislature, Texas House of Representatives / Committee on Business and Commerce.
Subjects:	Bond issues | Consumer protection | Economic development | Exports | High tech industry | High technology | Municipal bonds | Private activity bonds | School bonds | Workers' compensation |
Library Call Number:	L1836.68 b964
Session:	68th R.S. (1983)
Online version:	View report [7 pages  File size: 333 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	To examine current laws and proposed measures from the 68th Session dealing with the sale of health spa memberships and resort time-share vacations to determine if Texas consumers need additional protection.
2.	To study the level and type of public and tax-exempt debt in Texas compared to other state and the manner in which these programs are authorized and created.
3.	To consider the changing nature of the Texas economy and whether current economic development activities are responsive to technological changes. Specifically look at export development and whether the Export Development Act of 1982 contains opportunities for action by the State of Texas.
4.	To consider whether Texas' Workers' Compensation Program should include rehabilitative services.
5.	To study the state's role in the development and attraction of higher technology industry to Texas.

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