HB5650

Regular Session

Relating to the creation of the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 40; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

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Effective:2025-06-20

Enforcing Agencies

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) • Travis County Commissioners Court • Municipalities with ETJ/Corporate limits overlapping the District • Texas Transportation Commission (if state road maintenance is involved)

Compliance Analysis

Key implementation requirements and action items for compliance with this legislation

Implementation Timeline

Effective Date: June 20, 2025 (Immediate effect).
Compliance Deadline: Immediate. Landowners must petition the TCEQ for the appointment of temporary directors to activate the District's governance structure.
Agency Rulemaking: No new agency rulemaking is required; however, the District must navigate existing TCEQ creation processes. The "regulatory gray zone" exists between the effective date and the finalization of the Municipal Consent Agreement with the local municipality.

Immediate Action Plan

File Petition: Majority landowners must submit the petition for temporary directors to TCEQ immediately.
Secure Insurance: Purchase D&O insurance and surety bonds for the appointed directors.
Draft Reimbursement Agreements: Execute agreements between the developer and the District before breaking ground on any infrastructure.
Initiate Municipal Consent: Begin negotiations with the overlapping municipality to define development standards and annexation timelines.
Schedule Election: Target the May 2026 uniform election date for District confirmation and tax authorization.

Operational Changes Required

Contracts

Reimbursement Agreements: Developers must execute formal reimbursement agreements with the District *prior* to infrastructure construction to ensure eligibility for future repayment via bond proceeds.
Public Works Contracts: All construction contracts issued by the District must comply with Texas Government Code Chapter 2258 (Prevailing Wage Rates) and require statutory performance and payment bonds.
Vendor Indemnification: Standard vendor contracts must be revised to remove broad indemnification clauses, as the District, a political subdivision, holds governmental immunity.

Hiring/Training

Board Appointments: Five temporary directors must be identified and appointed. These individuals must be qualified (residents or landowners) and require immediate Directors & Officers (D&O) liability insurance and surety bonds.
Conflict of Interest: Directors and vendors must be trained on filing Form CIQ (Conflict of Interest Questionnaire) and Form CIS (Conflicts Disclosure Statement) under Local Government Code Chapter 176.

Reporting & Record-Keeping

Governance Records: The District must immediately commence record-keeping (agendas, minutes, voting records) in strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act and Public Information Act.
TCEQ Filings: A petition requesting the appointment of temporary directors must be filed with the TCEQ immediately.
Election Orders: The Board must issue orders for the confirmation election, director election, and tax authorization election, aligning with statutory Uniform Election Dates.

Fees & Costs

Election Costs: The District must budget for the administration of the confirmation election (ballots, polling locations, notices).
Bond Issuance Costs: Legal and financial advisory fees will be incurred to structure bond issuances.
Ad Valorem Taxes: Upon voter approval, the District will have unlimited authority to set tax rates for water/sewer debt service, and capped authority (max $0.25/$100 valuation implied by similar statutes, though strictly capped at 25% of assessed value for road bonds) for road projects.

Strategic Ambiguities & Considerations

Municipal Consent vs. Statutory Power: While the state law grants eminent domain and road powers, the local municipality (likely Austin or Creedmoor) may restrict these powers via the Municipal Consent Agreement. Developers must not assume full statutory powers until this agreement is finalized.
Road Jurisdiction: Section 8014A.0304 mandates compliance with municipal or county standards, but also requires TxDOT approval if roads connect to state highways (FM 1327/Hwy 183). The hierarchy of design approval between the City, County, and TxDOT is not explicitly defined and must be resolved in the engineering phase to prevent redesigns.
Assessed Value Cap: Road bonds are capped at 25% of the *assessed value* of real property at the time of issuance. If property valuations lag behind construction costs, the District will face a funding gap that the law does not provide a mechanism to bridge.

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TopicsTravis County Municipal Utility District No. 40 Special Districts & Authorities Special Districts & Authorities--municipal Utility Districts Special Districts & Authorities--water & Utility

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BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 5650

By: Flores

Land & Resource Management

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

The bill author has informed the committee of the need for a municipal utility district to be created in Travis County for the benefit of certain undeveloped land. H.B. 5650 seeks to provide for the creation of the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 40.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 5650 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to create the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 40, subject to applicable municipal consent and voter approval at a confirmation election. The bill, among other provisions, grants the district the power to undertake certain road projects. The bill authorizes the district, subject to certain requirements, to issue obligations and impose property, operation and maintenance, and contract taxes. The bill expressly prohibits the district from exercising the power of eminent domain if the bill does not receive a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to each house and establishes that this provision is not intended to be an expression of a legislative interpretation of the requirements of Section 17(c), Article I, Texas Constitution.

H.B. 5650 establishes that all applicable requirements relating to the following have been fulfilled and accomplished with respect to the bill:

·the legal notice of intention to introduce;

·governor action;

·Texas Commission on Environmental Quality recommendations; and

·the state constitution and laws and legislative rules and procedures.

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2025.

House Authors

Rep. Maria FloresDemocrat · Primary Author

Senate Sponsor

Sen. Judith ZaffiriniDemocrat · Primary Sponsor

Bill Text(with markup)

H.B. No. 5650

AN ACT

relating to the creation of the Travis County Municipal Utility

District No. 40; granting a limited power of eminent domain;

providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose

assessments, fees, and taxes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws

Code, is amended by adding Chapter 8014A to read as follows:

CHAPTER 8014A. TRAVIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 40

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 8014A.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on

Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Travis County Municipal

Utility District No. 40.

Sec. 8014A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a

municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI,

Texas Constitution.

Sec. 8014A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION

REQUIRED. The temporary directors shall hold an election to

confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent

directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.

Sec. 8014A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED. The

temporary directors may not hold an election under Section

8014A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or

extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has

consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the

district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by

general law.

Sec. 8014A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by

general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that

relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation,

or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or

improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.

Sec. 8014A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The

district is initially composed of the territory described by

Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of

the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the

field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process

does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes

for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and

interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.

SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sec. 8014A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district

is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8014A.0202, directors

serve staggered four-year terms.

Sec. 8014A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a) On or after the

effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners

of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the

district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that

the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons

named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary

directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under

Section 8014A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of

the Act enacting this chapter.

Section 8014A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have

expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or

reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that

expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under

Section 8014A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the

appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a

majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district

may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the

commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five

persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as

successor temporary directors the five persons named in the

petition.

SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 8014A.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district

has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for

which the district is created.

Sec. 8014A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND

DUTIES. The district has the powers and duties provided by the

general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code,

applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59,

Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

Sec. 8014A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS. Under

Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may

design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve,

operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a

municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled,

or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid

of those roads.

Sec. 8014A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. (a) A

road project must meet all applicable construction standards,

zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each

municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial

jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits

or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road

project must meet all applicable construction standards,

subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which

the road project is located.

Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and

specifications of the road project.

Sec. 8014A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT

ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. The district shall comply with all

applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is

adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that

consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land

in the district.

SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 8014A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS. (a)

The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other

obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section

8014A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner

provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval

before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds

payable from ad valorem taxes.

taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a

vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an

election held for that purpose.

Sec. 8014A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If

authorized at an election held under Section 8014A.0401, the

district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable

property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water

Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not

exceed the rate approved at the election.

Sec. 8014A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES. (a) In accordance with

Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than

an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from

the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of

the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters

voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a

provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by

the board without further voter approval.

SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS

Sec. 8014A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER

OBLIGATIONS. The district may issue bonds or other obligations

payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees,

revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any

combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district

purpose.

Sec. 8014A.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS. At the time the district

issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the

board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing

direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all

or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner

provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.

Sec. 8014A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. At the time of

issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations

issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad

valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the

real property in the district.

SECTION 2. The Travis County Municipal Utility District

No. 40 initially includes all the territory contained in the

following area:

TRACT 1:

Being 21.95 acres of land, more or less, out of the Augustus

Kincheloe Survey, Abstract No. 457, Travis County, Texas, being a

portion of that tract conveyed to Stermaster Properties, LLC, by

deed recorded in Document No. 2021100283, Official Public Records,

Travis County, Texas, as surveyed on the ground by Texas Land

Surveying, Inc. on June 15th, 2021, and further described by metes

and bounds as follows:

BEGINNING at a 1/2 inch iron rod found in concrete in the

south line of FM 1327, marking the northeast corner of a tract

conveyed to Irma May A. Fernandez De Leon, by deed recorded in

Document No. 2018086771, of said Official Public Records, for the

northwest corner of said Stermaster tract and this tract;

THENCE: N 73°42'42" E, 799.30 feet with the south line of said

FM 1327 and the north line of said Stermaster tract to a 1/2 inch

iron rod with pink cap stamped "TLS" set, for the northeast corner

of this tract, from which a 1/2 inch iron rod found in concrete,

marking the northwest corner of a tract conveyed to Clifford Gus

Graef, by deed recorded in Volume 7303, Page 323, Deed Records,

Travis County, Texas, also marking the northeast corner of said

Stermaster tract, bears N 73°42'42" E, 680.61 feet;

THENCE: S 46°59'48" E, 1204.37 feet into and across said

Stermaster tract to a 1/2 inch iron rod with pink cap stamped "TLS"

set in the north line of a tract conveyed to Michelle Dimanoff, by

deed recorded in Document No. 2018193755, of said Official Public

Records and the south line of said Stermaster tract, for the

southeast corner of this tract, from which a 1/2 inch iron rod found

in the west line of said Graef tract, marking the northeast corner

of said Dimanoff tract, also marking the southeast corner of said

Stermaster tract, bears N 43°00'13" E, 588.93 feet;

THENCE: S 43°00'13" W, 672.86 feet with the north line of said

Dimanoff tract and the south line of said Stermaster tract to a 1/2

inch iron rod with pink cap stamped "TLS" found in the north-south

running north line of Tom Sassman Road, marking the northwest

corner of said Dimanoff tract, for the southwest corner of said

Stermaster tract and this tract;

THENCE: N 47°30'25" W, with the north-south running line of

said Tom Sassman Road and the west line of said Stermaster tract at

5.40 feet passing a 1/2 inch iron rod with orange cap stamped "Hayes

RPLS 5703" found, marking the southeast corner of Maha Creek

Estates, said plat recorded in Volume 86, Page 45B, Plat Records,

Travis County, Texas, continuing with the east line of said Maha

Creek Estates and the west line of said Stermaster tract at 721.47

feet passing a 1/2 inch iron rod with "Hayes RPLS 5703" found,

continuing in part with the east line of said Maha Creek Estates and

with the east line of said Leon tract, and the west line of said

Stermaster tract in all 1612.61 feet to the Point of Beginning.

TRACT 2:

BEING 20.79 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF THE AUGUSTUS KINCHELOE

SURVEY NUMBER 2, ABSTRACT NUMBER 457, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, SAME

BEING ALL OF THAT CERTAIN J.M.T.C.V., LTD 21.9716 ACRE TRACT

RECORDED IN DOCUMENT NUMBER 2005046836, OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS,

TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, SAVE AND EXCEPT THAT CERTAIN 0.608 ACRE TRACT

AND THAT CERTAIN 0.575 ACRE TRACT, BOTH RECORDED IN DOCUMENT

NUMBERS, 2014186864, 2015054419 AND 2015059567, ALL OF THE OFFICIAL

PUBLIC RECORDS, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, SAID 20.79 ACRES OF LAND TO BE

MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING at an iron rod in the westerly line of that certain

Clifford Graef 13.6310 acre tract recorded in Volume 5029, Page

107, Deed Records, said county, at the southeast corner of that

certain Arlon Wayne Graef 35.87 acre tract recorded in Document

Number 2016180663, Official Public Records, said county, same being

the northwest corner of said 21.9716 acre tract, for the northwest

corner hereof;

THENCE South 47 degrees 07 minutes 44 seconds East, along the

westerly line of said 13.6310 acre tract and the northerly line of

said 21.9716 acre tract, 549.33 feet to an iron rod found in said

line, at the northwest corner of said 0.608 acre tract, for an angle

corner in the northerly line hereof;

THENCE through said 21.9716 acre tract, along the westerly,

southerly and easterly line of said 0.608 acre tract, the following

3 calls,

1. South 66 degrees 24 minutes 26 seconds West, 209.37 feet

to an iron rod found,

2. South 26 degrees 19 minutes 46 seconds East, 160.66 feet

to an iron rod found,

3. North 48 degrees 22 minutes 41 seconds East, 196.16 feet

to an iron rod found in the westerly right-of-way line of S. U.S.

Highway 183, at the northeast corner of said 0.608 acre tract, same

being in the northerly line of said 21.9716 acre tract, for an angle

corner in the northerly line hereof;

THENCE South 04 degrees 15 minutes 32 seconds East, along

said Highway 183 and the northerly line of said 21.9716 acre tract,

111.11 feet to an iron rod found at the intersection of said Highway

183 and the westerly right-of-way line of Tom Sassman Road, same

being the northeast corner of said 21.9716 acre tract, for the

northeast corner hereof;

THENCE South 18 degrees 20 minutes 06 seconds West, along

said Tom Sassman Road and the easterly line of said 21.9716 acre

tract, 104.45 feet to an iron rod found in said line, at the

northwest corner of said 0.575 acre tract, for an angle corner in

the easterly line hereof;

THENCE through said 21.9716 acre tract, along the westerly

and southerly line of said 0.575 acre tract, the following 6 calls,

1. South 41 degrees 52 minutes 26 seconds West, 245.18 feet

to an iron rod found,

2. North 48 degrees 16 minutes 41 seconds West, 67.75 feet

to an iron rod found,

3. South 70 degrees 17 minutes 52 seconds West, 150.75 feet

to an iron rod found,

4. South 14 degrees 29 minutes 15 seconds East, 100.37 feet

to an iron rod found,

5. North 70 degrees 13 minutes 40 seconds East, 85.37 feet

to an iron rod found,

6. South 47 degrees 46 minutes 18 seconds East, 39.04 feet

to an iron rod found in said right-of-way line, at the southeast

corner of said 0.575 acre tract, same being in the easterly line of

said 21.9716 acre tract, for an angle corner in the easterly line

hereof;

Thence continuing along said right-of-way line and the

easterly and southerly line of said 21.9716 acre tract, the

following 4 calls,

1. South 42 degrees 34 minutes 47 seconds West, 598.66 feet

to an iron rod found,

2. South 60 degrees 42 minutes 46 seconds West, 26.42 feet

to an iron rod set,

3. South 89 degrees 54 minutes 48 seconds West, 18.83 feet

to an iron rod found at the southeast corner of said 21.9716 acre

tract, for the southeast corner hereof,

4. North 50 degrees 17 minutes 01 seconds West, 774.74 feet

to a fence corner post found at the northeast corner of Maha Creek

Estates, a subdivision recorded in Volume 86, Page 45C, Plat

Records, said county, at the southeast corner of said 35.87 acre

tract, same being the southwest corner of said 21.9716 acre tract,

for the southwest corner hereof;

THENCE North 43 degrees 00 minutes 22 seconds East, along the

easterly line of said 35.87 acre tract and the westerly line of said

21.9716 acre tract, 1,261.79 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

TRACT 3:

Being 13.88 acres of land, more or less, out of the Augustus

Kincheloe Survey, Abstract No. 457, Travis County, Texas, being a

portion of that tract conveyed to Stermaster Properties, LLC, by

deed recorded in Document No. 2021100283, Official Public Records,

Travis County, Texas, as surveyed on the ground by Texas Land

Surveying, Inc. on June 15th, 2021, and further described by metes

and bounds as follows:

BEGINNING at a 1/2 inch iron rod found in concrete in the

south line of FM 1327, marking the northwest corner of a tract

conveyed to Clifford Gus Graef, by deed recorded in Volume 7303,

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LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION


April 16, 2025

TO:	Honorable Gary Gates, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management

FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board

IN RE:	HB5650 by Flores (Relating to the creation of the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 40; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

The fiscal implications of the bill to the district cannot be determined due to the circumstances relating to the district's exercise of eminent domain power, issuance of bonds, or imposition of assessments, fees, and taxes being unknown. No fiscal implication to other units of local government is anticipated.

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What does Texas HB5650 do?

HB5650 immediately establishes Travis County Municipal Utility District (MUD) No. 40 as a political subdivision with the power to impose taxes, issue bonds, and exercise eminent domain. While localized to specific tracts near FM 1327 and US Hwy 183, this legislation triggers immediate governance obligations for district landowners and creates a new public procurement entity for engineering, legal, and construction firms.

Who authored HB5650?

HB5650 was authored by Texas Representative Maria Flores during the Regular Session.

When was HB5650 signed into law?

HB5650 was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on June 20, 2025.

Which agencies enforce HB5650?

HB5650 is enforced by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Travis County Commissioners Court, Municipalities with ETJ/Corporate limits overlapping the District and Texas Transportation Commission (if state road maintenance is involved).

How urgent is compliance with HB5650?

The compliance urgency for HB5650 is rated as "low". Businesses and organizations should review the requirements and timeline to ensure timely compliance.

What is the cost impact of HB5650?

The cost impact of HB5650 is estimated as "low". This may vary based on industry and implementation requirements.

What topics does HB5650 address?

HB5650 addresses topics including travis county municipal utility district no. 40, special districts & authorities, special districts & authorities--municipal utility districts and special districts & authorities--water & utility.

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