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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a municipality to remove territory |
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from an emergency services district following annexation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 775, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 775.0222 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 775.0222. EXCEPTION TO MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY TO REMOVE |
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TERRITORY. (a) A district may object to the removal of territory |
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under Section 775.022 if the removal would have the effect of: |
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(1) reducing the level of emergency services provided |
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to the district territory inside or outside the annexed area; or |
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(2) reducing district revenue to a level that would: |
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(A) be insufficient to carry out the district's |
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purposes in territory outside the annexed area; or |
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(B) require the district to increase the tax |
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burden on territory outside the annexed area in order to maintain |
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current services and commitments. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 775.022, if a district objects |
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to the removal of territory under Subsection (a), the municipality |
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may not remove the annexed territory from the district. |
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(c) A district that objects to the removal of territory |
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under Subsection (a) shall continue providing services in the |
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territory. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2023. |