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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Chambers County Improvement |
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District No. 1 to issue bonds and impose certain taxes or |
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assessments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 3854.152, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 3854.152. ELECTIONS. Except as provided by Section |
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3854.202, the [The] district shall hold elections as provided by |
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Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 3854.202, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection |
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(c) to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [The] district |
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shall hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, |
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Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval for |
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the district to impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable from |
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ad valorem taxes or assessments. |
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(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply |
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to the district. |
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SECTION 3. Section 3854.205(b), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A petition under Section 375.114 or 375.243, Local |
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Government Code, is not required for the board to levy a tax, |
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assessment, or impact fee to finance improvement projects and |
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services under this chapter. |
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SECTION 4. Sections 3854.209(b), (c), and (d), Special |
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District Local Laws Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 5. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, |
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lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives |
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within the required time. |
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(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been |
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fulfilled and accomplished. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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