85S10616 JXC-F
	By: Paul	H.B. No. 141

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the governance and operation of municipal management
	districts.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 375.022(b), Local Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b)  The petition must be signed by the owners of a majority
	of the assessed value of the real property in the proposed district
	that would be subject to assessment by the district, according to
	the most recent certified county property tax rolls.
	SECTION 2.  Section 375.063, Local Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 375.063.  QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTOR. To be qualified
	to serve as a director, a person must be at least 18 years old and:
	(1)  [a resident of the district;
	[(2)]  an owner of property in the district;
	(2) [(3)]  an owner of stock, whether beneficial or
	otherwise, of a corporate owner of property in the district;
	(3) [(4)]  an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust
	that owns property in the district; or
	(4)  [(5)]  an agent, employee, or tenant of a person
	covered by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3)[, or (4)].
	SECTION 3.  Sections 375.064(a), (b), and (c), Local
	Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The initial and each succeeding board of directors
	shall, and the owners of a majority of the assessed value of
	property subject to assessment by the district may, recommend to
	the governing body of the municipality persons to serve on the
	succeeding board.
	(b)  After reviewing the recommendations, the governing body
	shall approve or disapprove the directors recommended under
	Subsection (a) [by the board].
	(c)  If the governing body is not satisfied with the
	recommendations submitted under Subsection (a) [by the board], the
	board, on the request of the governing body, shall submit to the
	governing body additional recommendations.
	SECTION 4.  Section 375.092(f), Local Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(f)  A district may acquire, construct, complete, develop,
	own, operate, and maintain permanent improvements and provide
	services that benefit property in the district, regardless of
	whether the improvements or services are located inside or [and]
	outside its boundaries.
	SECTION 5.  Section 375.114, Local Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 375.114.  PETITION REQUIRED.  The board may not finance
	services and improvement projects under this chapter unless a
	written petition has been filed with the board requesting those
	improvements or services signed by:
	(1)  the owners of a majority [50 percent or more] of
	the assessed value of the property in the district subject to
	assessment, according to the most recent certified county property
	tax rolls; or
	(2)  for a proposed assessment to be apportioned under
	Section 375.119(1), the owners of a majority [50 percent or more]
	of the surface area of the real property subject to assessment by
	the district, [excluding roads, streets, highways, and utility
	rights-of-way, other public areas, and any other property exempt
	from assessment under Section 375.162 or 375.163,] according to the
	most recent certified county property tax rolls.
	SECTION 6.  Section 375.243, Local Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 375.243.  PETITION REQUIRED FOR BOND ELECTION. The
	board may not call a bond election unless a written petition has
	been filed with the board requesting an election signed by the
	owners of a majority[:
	[(1)  50 percent or more] of the assessed value of the
	property subject to assessment or taxation by [in] the district as
	determined from the most recent certified county property tax
	rolls[; or
	[(2)     50 percent or more of the surface area of the
	district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility
	rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from
	assessment under Sections 375.161, 375.163, and 375.164 as
	determined from the most recent certified county property tax
	rolls].
	SECTION 7.  Section 375.262, Local Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 375.262.  DISSOLUTION BY PETITION BY OWNERS. Except as
	limited by Section 375.264, the board shall dissolve the district
	on written petition filed with the board by the owners of at least
	two-thirds [:
	[(1)  75 percent or more] of the assessed value of the
	property subject to assessment or taxation by [in] the district
	based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls[; or
	[(2)     75 percent or more of the surface area of the
	district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility
	rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from
	assessment under Sections 375.161, 375.163, and 375.164, according
	to the most recent certified county property tax rolls].
	SECTION 8.  Section 382.052(b), Local Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b)  If the population of the district is more than 1,000, to
	be eligible to serve as a director, a person must be at least 18
	years old, reside in the district, and be:
	(1)  an owner of property in the district;
	(2)  an owner of stock, whether beneficial or
	otherwise, of a corporate owner of property in the district;
	(3)  an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust that
	owns property in the district; or
	(4)  an agent, employee, or tenant of a person covered
	by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3) [meet the qualifications of Section
	375.063].
	SECTION 9.  Section 3855.052(b), Special District Local Laws
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(b)  Section 375.063(2) [375.063(3)], Local Government Code,
	does not apply to the district.
	SECTION 10.  The change in law made by this Act to Section
	375.063, Local Government Code, does not affect the entitlement of
	a member serving on the board of directors of a district to which
	that section applies immediately before the effective date of this
	Act to continue to carry out the board's functions for the remainder
	of the member's term. The change in law applies only to a member
	appointed on or after the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 11.  This Act takes effect December 1, 2017.