Sec. 772.452.  CONSOLIDATION PLANNING.  (a)  If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the consolidation, the board of managers of the district shall conduct a planning meeting with the boards of managers of the other districts whose voters have approved the consolidation.
(b)  The meeting must be a public meeting.  At the meeting, the boards of managers shall devise a consolidation plan to:
(1)  combine the debts and assets of the districts;
(2)  pay outstanding bonds of the districts and issue refunding bonds as necessary to pay the bonds;
(3)  impose a uniform 9-1-1 emergency service fee;  and
(4)  adjust the membership and qualifications of the board of managers of the consolidated district.
(c)  If a consolidated district is not created under Section 772.453 before the first anniversary of the date of the election held under Section 772.451, a consolidated district may not be created until:
(1)  the districts make another finding that the consolidation would benefit the participating jurisdictions;  and
(2)  the consolidation is approved at another election held under Section 772.451.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1406, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.