By: Creighton S.B. No. 1959               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   Relating to the provision of parks and recreational facilities by   water districts.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 49.4645(a), Water Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  A district all or part of which is located in Bastrop   County, Bexar County, Waller County, Travis County, Williamson   County, Harris County, Galveston County, Brazoria County,   Montgomery County, or Fort Bend County may issue bonds supported by   ad valorem taxes to pay for the development and maintenance of   recreational facilities only if the bonds are authorized by a   majority vote of the voters of the district voting in an election   held for that purpose. Except for a district that is exempt from the   commission rule requiring developer cost participation in district   construction projects or for bonds supported by contract taxes   under Section 49.108, the [The] outstanding principal amount of   bonds, notes, and other obligations issued to finance parks and   recreational facilities supported by ad valorem taxes may not   exceed an amount equal to one percent of the value of the taxable   property in the district [or, if supported by contract taxes under   Section 49.108, may not exceed an amount equal to one percent of the   value of the taxable property in the districts making payments   under the contract] as shown by the tax rolls of the central   appraisal district at the time of the issuance of the bonds, notes,   and other obligations or an amount greater than the estimated cost   provided in the park plan under Subsection (b), whichever is   smaller. To establish the value of the taxable property in a   district under this section, the district may use an estimate of the   value provided by the central appraisal district. The district may   not issue bonds supported by ad valorem taxes to pay for the   development and maintenance of:                (1)  indoor or outdoor swimming pools; or                (2)  golf courses.          SECTION 2.  Section 54.016(e), Water Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (e)  A city may provide in its written consent to the   inclusion of land in a district, that the district construct all   facilities to serve the land in accordance with plans and   specifications which have been approved by the city. The city may   also provide in its written consent that the city shall have the   right to inspect all facilities being constructed by a district.   The city's consent to the inclusion of land in the district may also   contain restrictions on the terms and provisions of the district's   bonds and notes issued to provide service to the land and conditions   on the sale of the district's bonds and notes if the restrictions   and conditions do not generally render the bonds and notes of   districts in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction   unmarketable. The city's consent to the inclusion of land in a   district may restrict the purposes for which a district may issue   bonds to those [the] purposes authorized by law for the district [of   the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, extension and   improvement of land, easements, works, improvements, facilities,   plants, equipment and appliances necessary to:                (1)  provide a water supply for municipal uses,   domestic uses and commercial purposes;                (2)  collect, transport, process, dispose of and   control all domestic, industrial or communal wastes whether in   fluid, solid or composite state; and                (3)  gather, conduct, divert and control local storm   water or other local harmful excesses of water in the district and   the payment of organization expenses, operation expenses during   construction and interest during construction].          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2021.