HBA- MPM, RBT H.B. 1303 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1303
By: Gray
Natural Resources
7/28/99
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The San Leon Municipal Utility District of Galveston County (MUD) passed a
resolution asking that this bill be filed.  H.B. 1303 grants the MUD the
authority, subject to voter approval, to install, operate, and maintain
street lighting.  This bill also allows the MUD to assess its costs as an
additional charge in the monthly billing of customers. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 520, Acts of the 59th Legislature, Regular
Session, 1965 (Article 8280-308, V.T.C.S.), by adding Section 2A, as
follows: 

Sec.  2A.  Authorizes the San Leon Municipal Utility District of Galveston
County (MUD), if the actions are approved by a majority of the voters of
the MUD voting at an election called and held for that purpose, to install,
operate, and maintain street lighting within a public utility easement or
public right-of-way inside MUD boundaries.  Further authorizes the MUD to
assess the cost of installing, operating, and maintaining the street
lighting as an additional charge in the monthly billings of its customers.
Prohibits the MUD from using money from taxes or bonds supported by taxes
for a purpose described by this section. Provides that this section does
not authorize the MUD to install, operate, or maintain street lighting on
right-of-way that is part of the designated highway system. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.