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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties of the Hidalgo County Drainage |
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District No. 1. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 6, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Chapter 6609 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 6609. HIDALGO COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 6609.0101. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" |
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means the Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1. |
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Sec. 6609.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a |
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conservation and reclamation district in Hidalgo County operating |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, as a drainage |
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district and a water improvement district. |
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Sec. 6609.0103. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PURPOSE. (a) The |
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district is created to serve a public use and benefit. |
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(b) All land and other property included in the district |
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will benefit from the works and projects that are to be accomplished |
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by the district under powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, |
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Texas Constitution. |
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(c) The district is essential to accomplish the purposes of |
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Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. |
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SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES |
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Sec. 6609.0201. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The |
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district has all rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties |
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provided by the general law of this state applicable to a drainage |
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district and a water improvement district created under Section 59, |
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Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49, 55, and 56, |
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Water Code. |
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(b) To the extent of a conflict between this chapter and |
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Chapter 49, 55, or 56, Water Code, this chapter prevails. To the |
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extent of a conflict between Chapters 55 and 56, Water Code, Chapter |
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55 prevails. |
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SECTION 2. (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, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives 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 are fulfilled |
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and accomplished. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |
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