HBA-CMT H.B. 3683 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3683
By: Green
County Affairs
4/25/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The Hays County Commissioners Court created the Hays County Development
District No. 1 in January 2000.  The district's project includes 561 acres
of land within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Dripping
Springs.  The proposed development includes a hotel, conference center,
18-hole golf course with attendant rental units and single family
residential homes.  House Bill 3683 approves the creation of the Hays
County Development District No. 1 and clarifies provisions related to the
administration, powers, and duties of the district.     

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 3683 approves the creation of the Hays County Development
District No. 1 (district) (SECTION 2).  The bill sets forth that the
district's boundaries are those as found by the Hays County Commissioners
Court's Order Hearing Granting Petition Requesting the Creation of the Hays
County Development District No. 1 and Appointing Temporary Directors dated
January 11, 2000 (SECTION 3). The bill sets forth the powers and duties of
the district, including the authority to levy, assess, and collect ad
valorem taxes and taxes for maintenance and operating purposes, and special
assessments as well as authority to enter into obligations (SECTION 5).
The bill sets forth administrative and election provisions for the board of
directors of the district.  The bill sets forth provisions pertaining to
the terms of directors and provisions for the filling of a vacancy on the
board of directors (SECTION 7).  The bill sets forth procedures for the
addition and exclusion of lands in the district (SECTION 9).  The bill sets
forth procedures for the dissolution of the district (SECTION 10).   

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect August 28, 2001.