S.B. No. 683
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the creation and powers of the Fort Bend County
  Municipal Utility District No. 182, including powers related to the
  construction, maintenance, operation, and financing of roads or
  turnpikes; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds;
  granting the power of eminent domain.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
  Code, is amended by adding Chapter 8176 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 8176.  FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY
  DISTRICT NO. 182
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 8176.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district"
  means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 182.
         Sec. 8176.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
  municipal utility district in Fort Bend County created under and
  essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI,
  Texas Constitution.
         Sec. 8176.003.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Except as
  otherwise provided by this chapter, the following laws apply to the
  district:
               (1)  Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, including
  Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code; and
               (2)  Section 52(b)(3), Article III, Texas
  Constitution.
  [Sections 8176.004-8176.050 reserved for expansion]
  SUBCHAPTER B. ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES
         Sec. 8176.051.  ROAD PROJECTS. (a)  The district may
  construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized,
  graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of
  those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.
         (b)  A road project must meet all applicable construction
  standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory
  ordinances of the municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the
  district is located.
         (c)  The district may not undertake a road project unless
  each municipality in whose jurisdiction the district is located
  consents by ordinance or resolution.
         Sec. 8176.052.  COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT
  ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS. Subject to the limitations of Section
  54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable
  requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the city
  council of the City of Fulshear, including an ordinance or
  resolution adopted before September 1, 2007, that consents to the
  creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands within the
  district.
  [Sections 8176.053-8176.100 reserved for expansion]
  SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 8176.101. TAX TO REPAY BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. The
  district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on
  bonds issued under Section 8176.151.
  [Sections 8176.102-8176.150 reserved for expansion]
  SUBCHAPTER D. BONDS
         Sec. 8176.151.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
  (a)  The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided
  by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to finance the construction,
  maintenance, or operation of projects under Section 8176.051.
         (b)  The district may not issue bonds or other obligations
  secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxation to finance projects
  authorized by Section 8176.051 unless the issuance is approved by a
  vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters in the district or of
  the defined areas to be benefited by the project as provided by
  Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, voting at an election called
  for that purpose. The simple majority vote approval required by
  Section 54.808(a), Water Code, does not apply to an election under
  this subsection.
         (c)  Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance
  projects authorized by Section 8176.051 may not exceed one-fourth
  of the assessed value of the real property in the district or the
  defined area, as applicable.
         SECTION 2.  (a)  The legal notice of the intention to
  introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
  Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
  copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
  officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
  under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
  Government Code.
         (b)  The governor, one of the required recipients, has
  submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
  Environmental Quality.
         (c)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
  its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
  lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
  representatives within the required time.
         (d)  All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
  state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
  to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
  and accomplished.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 683 passed the Senate on
  March 28, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 683 passed the House on
  May 23, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, two
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor