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Public infrastructure districts (PIDs) are special government entities created to finance roads, utilities, and other infrastructure for new development, typically funded through property taxes on land within the district. This bill would clarify that the 100% consent required to create, annex into, or otherwise act on a PID must come from "surface estate" property owners as shown on county recorder records at the time a petition is filed, and would specify that a later change in property ownership does not invalidate a petition once it has the required signatures. For annexing new land into an existing district, the bill would require the district's founding document to specifically authorize annexation and would add a new requirement that, if the land being added lies outside the boundaries of the city or county that created the district, that local government's legislative body must separately approve the annexation. The bill would also establish a formal process for winding down a PID once its debts are paid, contracts are fulfilled, and planned infrastructure is built and transferred to the responsible maintenance entity, with any leftover funds distributed first to affected property owners and then to that entity; expand the public notices a PID must file with the county recorder to include the district's purpose, planned improvements, debt limits, and contact information for prospective buyers; and require appointed board members to file and publicly post conflict-of-interest disclosures.