Bill

HB 3136

85(R) - 2017
House Special Purpose Districts
Senate Intergovernmental Relations
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House Special Purpose Districts
Senate Intergovernmental Relations
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Vote Recommendation

No
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Author(s)

John Wray

Sponsor(s)

Brian Birdwell

Bill Caption

Relating to the creation of the Windsor Hills Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees.

Fiscal Notes

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

Bill Analysis

This is a local bill. HB 3136 would create the Windsor Hills Municipal Management District No. 1, granting it certain powers to implement and finance improvement projects and parking facilities. This includes the authority to issue bonds and impose assessments. Compliance standards and other requirements would be instituted. This district will have no eminent domain power, and would be eligible for inclusion in tax increment reinvestment zones.

Vote Recommendation Notes

HB 3136 would give this new management district authority allowing it to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district

The district would be a part of a broader class of special districts known as Municipal Management Districts (MMD). This bill would grant municipal-type authority to a non-municipal entity, essentially creating a city within a city that lacks true accountability, which does not bode well towards supporting our liberty principles. Ultimately boosting things like arts, entertainment, and economic development is not the proper role of government. 

For these reasons, we oppose HB 3136.