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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to county approval for improvement projects of certain |
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conservation and reclamation districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 49, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 49.240 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 49.240. COUNTY APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a) |
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This section applies only to a district that is located in a county |
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with: |
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(1) a population of 100,000 or more; and |
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(2) a total area that is less than 250 square miles. |
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(b) A district must obtain the written approval of the |
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commissioners court of the county in which the district is located |
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before: |
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(1) issuing bonds for a district improvement project; |
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or |
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(2) finalizing the plans and specifications for a |
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district improvement project that is: |
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(A) financed by bonds; or |
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(B) related to: |
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(i) the use of land outside the corporate |
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limits of a municipality; |
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(ii) an easement granted by the county; or |
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(iii) a right-of-way of a road or highway. |
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SECTION 2. Section 49.240, Water Code, as added by this Act, |
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applies only to a district, as defined by Section 49.001, Water |
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Code, that issues bonds or finalizes plans and specifications for |
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an improvement project on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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A district that issues bonds or finalizes plans and specifications |
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for an improvement project before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date |
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of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |