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Committee:	House Special Purpose Districts
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Eminent domain | Municipal utility districts | Open government | Public improvement districts |
Library Call Number:	L1836.84 Sp31
Session:	84th R.S. (2015)
Online version:	View report [43 pages]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study best practices in the creation, management, and expansion of Municipal Management Districts (MMD) and/or Improvement Districts in the state. Consider the economic impact of the taxation or assessment of local property owners through bonds issued by MMDs. The committee should specifically examine the mechanisms by which MMDs expand or limit their powers, MMD consistency in the use of eminent domain powers, transparency in MMD reporting requirements, and the mechanisms for voter approval of the creation and dissolution of MMDs. Develop and recommend standards for future district creation.
2.	Conduct legislative oversight and monitoring of all special purpose districts under the committee’s jurisdiction and the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 84th Legislature. In conducting this oversight, the committee should: a. consider any reforms to special district laws to make them more responsive to Texas taxpayers and citizens; b. identify issues regarding special purpose districts that may be appropriate to investigate, improve, remedy, or eliminate; c. determine whether special purpose districts are operating in a transparent and efficient manner; and d. identify opportunities to streamline the purpose of multiple districts created within the same area, while maintaining the mission of special purpose districts.
Committee:	Senate Intergovernmental Relations
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report to the 82nd Texas Legislature / Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
Subjects:	Comptroller of Public Accounts campaigns and elections | County government | Emergency services districts | Extraterritorial jurisdiction | Homeowners' associations | Hospitals | Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of | Land use regulations | Local government consolidation | Municipal annexation | Municipal government | Municipal utility districts | Open government | Physician shortages | Physicians | Property rights | Public improvement districts | Real property | Zoning |
Library Call Number:	L1836.81 L786
Session:	81st R.S. (2009)
Online version:	View report [437 pages  File size: 17,266 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study current law governing homeowners associations with respect to ensuring that homeowners are given adequate protections against unfair foreclosures and are given proper channels for redress in case of foreclosure.
2.	Monitor the proliferation of municipal utility districts (MUDs) outside the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of municipalities and whether increased oversight of these districts by other political subdivisions is needed. Review the process for the creation of municipal utility districts (MUDs) through the template developed during the 81 st Legislative Session, including any changes needed to increase the efficiency and oversight over the creation of proposed districts. Review the process for creating special districts, including whether the creation of a template, similar to the one created for municipal utility districts (MUDs), is feasible and would enable the legislature to more effectively evaluate other proposed special districts during future Sessions.
3.	Review the process and costs for local governments to make government information available online. Consider ways to encourage local governments to provide more transparency, including the Comptroller's experience with transparency and her offer to assist local governments, and consider penalties for entities that fail to comply with the online requirement.
4.	Assess ways to facilitate property ownership registration to better enable individuals to participate in federal programs and make recommendations to improve processing times to provide improved access to funds.
5.	Study the reasons for and the impacts of hospitals directly hiring physicians. Examine practices in other states. Make recommendations, if needed, to permit hospitals to directly hire physicians.
6.	Review state and local policies related to development and growth in rural and unincorporated regions of the state with regard to annexation and zoning authority. Focus on impacts to private property rights. Determine the appropriateness of existing extraterritorial jurisdiction authority. Make recommendations regarding possible changes to this authority.
7.	Review the types of support state government can provide to assist local government consolidations with county governments. Evaluate budget implications for city and county government consolidations. Research the appropriateness and cost savings of eliminating duplicity between city and county governments in different regions of the state.
8.	Review the statutory authority granted to municipal management districts (MMDs) and to emergency service districts (ESDs), the authority of municipalities and counties to create public improvement districts (PIDs). Determine whether the authority granted for each entity is adequate to accomplish the goals of local governments. Assess whether the consolidation of ESDs under one statute would improve uniformity and provision of fire and emergency services through these districts.
9.	Monitor the implementation oflegislation addressed by the Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations, 81st Legislature, Regular and Called Sessions, and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, and/or complete implementation. Monitor the use of the expanded funds provided by the 81 st Legislature to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
Committee:	Senate Intergovernmental Relations
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report to the 81st Texas Legislature
Subjects:	Affordable housing | Bootstrap Self-Help Housing Program | Contracts for deed | Emergency services districts | Homeownership | Housing and Community Affairs, Texas Department of | Municipal utility districts | Special taxing districts | State government debt | Substandard housing | Suburban areas | Title insurance | University of Texas System | Urban areas | Urban sprawl |
Library Call Number:	L1836.80 L786
Session:	80th R.S. (2007)
Online version:	View report [394 pages]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study and make recommendations on Texas’ housing programs, with particular focus upon: Increasing the effectiveness of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs' (TDHCA) Housing Tax Credit (HTC) Program. Examine potential rule changes to the HTC Program's Qualified Allocation Plan to give owners of mixed-income projects seeking low-income housing credits the same opportunity to receive credits that low-income projects have, thus helping cities address the problem of a lack of adequate quality affordable housing while enhancing central city revitalization; Significantly improving homeownership rates by evaluating Texas’ efforts to address the growing housing need. Efforts should include assessment of the range of tools which may be used to help low-income Texans develop equity through homeownership. Tools should be evaluated in terms of their economic development impact, leverage of federal and private funds, and how they are utilized in other states; Evaluating the progress of affordable housing programs within the state and developing recommendations to boost the capacity of non-profits to build increased affordable housing developments; Monitor the expansion of the Housing Trust Fund by the 80th Legislature; review the funds of other states to develop recommendations for a permanent funding source for the Texas Housing Trust Fund; Promote home-ownership through self-help initiatives such as the Texas Bootstrap Loan Program; Assessing the existing use of state and federal housing funds in relation to statutory and budgetary mandates; and Examining the incidence of health and safety violations and concerns for general habitability among multi-family and single-family rental properties across the state, including properties financed or supported by the state. Consider the adequacy of the existing authority conferred by the state upon local governments to address violations of habitability standards. Make recommendations for extension of local capacity for redress.
2.	Review title insurance requirements relating to the purchase of a home under an installment contract or contract for a deed. Study title insurance requirements and costs in Texas as compared to other states.
3.	Study the provision of fire and emergency medical services through Emergency Service Districts (ESDs) and make recommendations concerning the provision of those services, and for reconciling potential conflicts due to overlapping taxing jurisdictions in the areas of the state served by ESDs.
4.	Review the process for the creation of Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs) and other special districts, and investigate whether the creation of a standard municipal utility district statute is feasible, and whether it would enable the legislature to more efficiently evaluate proposed districts during the legislative session.
5.	Study the shifting geographic nature of low-income neighborhoods in urban and suburban areas, focusing on factors that contribute to economic displacement of low income homeowners and factors that contribute to beneficial redevelopment of distressed neighborhoods.
6.	Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Intergovernmental Relations Committee, 80th R.S., and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, and/or complete implementation. Specifically, report on changes made by SB 968, 80th R.S., relating to financing tools for certain obligations for public improvements and for certain obligations of The University of Texas System and evaluate the need for further changes to Chapter 1371 Texas Government Code.
Committee:	Senate Intergovernmental Relations
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report to the 80th Texas Legislature
Subjects:	Affordable housing | Colonias | Counties | Flood plains | Grants | Homeowners' associations | Homeownership | Land use regulations | Municipal utility districts | Red light running | Special taxing districts | Special utility districts | Traffic cameras | Wine and wine industry |
Library Call Number:	L1836.79 L786
Session:	79th R.S. (2005)
Online version:	View report [257 pages  File size: 23,433 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study and make recommendations regarding the regulatory authority of counties in relation to development in unincorporated areas, including public safety and public health regulations, and the authority of counties to prevent new colonias development without sufficient water, wastewater, and other infrastructure.
2.	Study and make recommendations relating to the use of funds collected from red light camera citations.
3.	Study and make recommendations regarding the relationship between cities and special utility districts, including the formation of special utility districts in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of cities, and the ability of those districts to meet the future service needs of residents; the number of special utility districts currently existing and their effect on the overall property tax burden; as well as the significant growth/creation of special utility districts and their effect on the provision of services to residents.
4.	Study and make recommendations relating to counties' ability to apply for and receive state and federal grants. Focus on assessing the impact and use of grant funds, on streamlining the process, and upon the impact and options available for counties without incorporated cities and towns.
5.	Examine and make recommendations relating to the appropriateness and advisability of adopting the "Texas Uniform Planned Community Act," as published by the State Bar of Texas Subcommittee on Property Owners Associations, as the enabling statute to establish a comprehensive and uniform framework for the creation and operation of residential planned communities
6.	Study the implementation and impact of legislation passed by the 79th Legislature to increase the economic impact of the Texas Wine Industry on the state's economy and make recommendations, as appropriate.
7.	Study the status of floodplain mapping in Texas communities and the scope of local governments' floodplain development management authority and make recommendations, as necessary, to enable communities to provide accurate floodplain data and management plans that will facilitate more favorable insurance rates and better protect the lives and property of Texas residents in the event of a natural disaster.
8.	Study the home ownership rate for low-income Texans. Make recommendations for increasing home ownership. Analyze options for enhancing Low Income Housing Tax Credits and include costs and benefits to the state.
Committee:	House Natural Resources
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Natural Resources, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2006 : a report to the House of Representatives, 80th Texas Legislature
Subjects:	Environmental flows | Irrigation | Municipal utility districts | Soil erosion | Special utility districts | Wastewater management | Water conservation | Water districts | Water rights |
Library Call Number:	L1836.79 N218h
Session:	79th R.S. (2005)
Online version:	View report [68 pages  File size: 8,003 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Explore the benefits and concerns associated with Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs), including as assessment of the appropriateness of granting districts the additional powers of other special districts. Evaluate the impact of MUDs on economic growth and development, as well as the overall tax implications, including and evaluation of the provision of municipal and county services on residents lining in MUDs. Review public disclosure and notification requirements associated with MUDs, as well as bonding authority of some districts.
2.	Consider the potential for increased outdoor water savings through landscape water conservation, including irrigation audit requirements, turf replacement programs, and the provision of certain landscape options for prospective home buyers.
3.	Examine state wastewater re-use policies, including an assessment of potential changes or clarifications to the Texas Water Code.
4.	Continue the study of the Commission on Water for Environmental Flows, and further evaluate options for providing adequate environmental flows.
5.	Determine if a new comprehensive water conservation program is needed within the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, focusing on water conservation and water supply enhancement. (Joint interim charge with the House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock)
Committee:	House General Investigating
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on General Investigating, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2002 : a report to the House of Representatives, 78th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	County development districts | Crime laboratories | Education, Texas State Board of | Minority contractors | Minority-owned/women-owned businesses | Municipal utility districts | Permanent School Fund | Public Safety, Texas Department of | Special taxing districts |
Library Call Number:	L1836.77 g286
Session:	77th R.S. (2001)
Online version:	View report [34 pages  File size: 265 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Review the state's laws and procedures for the creation of special purpose districts whose jurisdiction is limited to a specific geographic area or areas and whose powers may include the imposition of taxes, the creation of public debt, the exercise of eminent domain, or the exercise of police power. Consider the proliferation of special purpose districts, and investigate whether the activities of these districts comport with the legislative intentions and public purposes for which they were created.
2.	Examine policies and procedures governing the Texas Department of Public Safety's crime lab to insure high standards for the testing of evidence for law enforcement agencies throughout the state.
3.	Monitor procedures and activities of the State Board of Education in its management of the Permanent School Fund.
4.	Review the compliance of state agencies with state law related to Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Participation.
Committee:	Senate Annexation, Interim
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	Interim report 76th Legislature.
Subjects:	Extraterritorial jurisdiction | Municipal annexation | Municipal utility districts | Municipalities | Property taxes | Real estate development |
Library Call Number:	L1836.75 an76
Session:	75th R.S. (1997)
Online version:	View report [89 pages  File size: 3,057 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Identify areas of concern and offer recommendations for legislative action, if necessary, regarding extraterritorial jurisdiction and municipal annexation, including the use of strategic partnerships, interlocal agreements and other means to promote regional cooperation.
2.	Determine the degree to which county and school district property tax bases are affected by municipal annexation and how annexation influences the provision of local infrastructure.
3.	Review the powers and duties of municipal utility districts and make recommendations for legislative action, if needed.
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 Intergovernmental Affairs
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	To the speaker and members of the Texas House of Representatives, 67th Legislature : report of the / Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, Texas House of Representatives, 67th [i.e. 66th] Legislature.
Subjects:	County budgets | County government | County sheriffs | Disaster relief | District attorneys | District courts | Emergency management | Extraterritorial jurisdiction | Hospital districts | Indigent health care | Judicial interpretation of legislation | Liability | Municipal utility districts | Municipalities | Natural disasters | Security guards | Sovereign immunity | State Property Tax Board | Tax Assessor Examiners, Board of | Water districts |
Library Call Number:	L1836.66 in8
Session:	66th R.S. (1979)
Online version:	View report [78 pages  File size: 2,110 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Oversight functions shall be conducted for all appropriations-related actions of those agencies assigned to this committee for appropriative purposes during the 66th Regular Session of the Legislature. The agencies include: Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations Texas Assessor Examiners State Property Tax Board (School Tax Assessment Practices Board)
2.	Review the legal status and effects of validation acts.
3.	Review the status of hospital districts in Texas created by general and special law, including processes of petition, election, funding and administration.
4.	Review the particular problems encountered by hospital districts which are required to treat large numbers of indigent patients or districts which support medical schools or teaching hospitals. Make recommendations regarding funding for indigent health care and residency programs. *
5.	Review county bidding, contracting and purchasing procedures.
6.	Determine the costs to counties caused by the district judicial and administrative system of Texas.
7.	Study risk management of elected and appointed officials of local government.
8.	Study the legal relationships between utility districts and cities' extraterritorial jurisdiction when the two units overlap.
9.	Determine the status of reserve deputy sheriffs in Texas with particular attention to the question of employment and compensation for work involving private security.
10.	Evaluate the adequacy of the Texas Disaster Act of 1975 to determine if more state effort is needed to assist local governments in disaster relief, cleanup operations, and evacuation planning and machinery.
Committee:	House Water Supply and Waste Disposal in Metropolitan Areas, Interim
Title:	Interim Report
Library Catalog Title:	Water supply and waste disposal in Texas urban areas : a report / by the House Interim Committee on Water Supply and Waste Disposal in Metropolitan Areas.
Subjects:	Municipal utility districts | Real estate development | Sewer service | Water districts | Water supplies |
Library Call Number:	L1836.63 w298
Session:	63rd R.S. (1973)
Online version:	View report [100 pages  File size: 4,354 kb]
Charge:	This report should address the charge below.
1.	Study the use of regional and area-wide systems and special districts to supply water service and drainage facilities and to provide sewage and waste disposal outside and within metropolitan areas and to examine the effect of existing legislation enacted by previous legislatures to determine the effectiveness of the laws in dealing with the know problems and to develop a uniform plan or policy for use fo these systems and districts.
Supporting documents
Committee:	House Water Supply and Waste Disposal in Metropolitan Areas, Interim
Title:	Water supply and waste disposal in metropolitan areas.
Library Catalog Title:	Water supply and waste disposal in metropolitan areas.
Library Call Number:	L1836.63 w2982
Session:	63rd R.S. (1973)
Committee:	House Water Supply and Waste Disposal in Metropolitan Areas, Interim
Title:	Testimony of Rep. Carlos F. Truan before the House Special Interim Committee on Water Supply and Waste Disposal in Metropolitan Areas
Library Catalog Title:	Testimony of Rep. Carlos F. Truan before the House Special Interim Committee on Water Supply and Waste Disposal in Metropolitan Areas.
Library Call Number:	L1836.63 w298t
Session:	63rd R.S. (1973)
Online version:	View document [30 pages]

* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.

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