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Relating to the creation of the East Houston Management District;
providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose
assessments, fees, or taxes.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
HB 4667 would create the East Houston Management District No. 1 of Liberty County 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 via improvements and projects, pending voter approval of the District. The bill sets forth the composition of the governing body of the District and various other procedural frameworks. The District would be prohibited from imposing most taxes unless approved by voters in an election.
Lastly, the bill would prohibit an impact fee on a residential property.
HB 4661 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 EHMD 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.
For these reasons, we oppose HB 4667.
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