TITLE: Relating to the dissolution by petition of a municipal management district; making conforming changes related to ship channel security districts.

SUMMARY: Relating to the dissolution by petition of a municipal management district; making conforming changes related to ship channel security districts.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the dissolution by petition of a municipal management district; making conforming changes related to ship channel security districts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 375.262, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 375.262. DISSOLUTION BY PETITION BY OWNERS. (a) Except as limited by Section 375.264, the board shall dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by the owners of the majority [at least two-thirds] of the assessed value of the property subject to assessment or taxation by the district based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls. (b) In all areas of conflict the provisions of this section take precedence over a special law governing a district. SECTION 2. Section 68.352(b), Water Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) A district may be dissolved as provided by Section 375.262, Local Government Code,except that the written petition must be filed by the owners of at least two-thirds of the assessed value of the property subject to assessment or taxation by the district based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls.SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to a petition described by Section 375.262, Local Government Code, filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A petition filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the petition was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.