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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS................................................................................................. 4
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 4
INTERIM CHARGES .................................................................................................................... 4
INTERIM CHARGE NO. 1:........................................................................................................... 6
BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................................ 6

RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................................ 8
Recommendation No. 1. Notice of Legislative Creation ......................................................... 8

Recommendation No. 2. Committee Process and Procedures ................................................. 9
a. Use of MMD Standard Language ...................................................................................... 9
b. Committee Checklist .......................................................................................................... 9
Recommendation No. 3. Legislation to Update Chapter 375, Local Government Code ....... 10

INTERIM CHARGE NO. 2:......................................................................................................... 12
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 12
BACKGROUND ...................................................................................................................... 12
The History of MUDs in Texas ............................................................................................ 14

MUD Governance: Low Cost, Low Overhead and Local Control ....................................... 15
The Regulation and Oversight of MUDs .............................................................................. 16
MUDs and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) .............................. 18

The Role of TCEQ in Approving MUD Utility Bonds......................................................... 19
Open Government ................................................................................................................. 20
CONCLUSION ......................................................................................................................... 21

APPENDIX 1 ................................................................................................................................ 23
APPENDIX 2 ................................................................................................................................ 25
APPENDIX 3 ................................................................................................................................ 37