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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers, duties, operation, administration, and |
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board of directors of the Karis Municipal Management District of |
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Tarrant County; providing authority to impose assessments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Chapter 8026A to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 8026A. KARIS MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT OF |
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TARRANT COUNTY |
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Sec. 8026A.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. |
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(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(3) "Director" means a board member. |
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(4) "District" means the Karis Municipal Management |
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District of Tarrant County. |
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Sec. 8026A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a |
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municipal management district created by order of the commission |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution and operating |
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under Chapter 375, Local Government Code. |
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Sec. 8026A.0103. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district |
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is governed by a board of five directors. |
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(b) Except as provided by Section 8026A.0104, directors |
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serve staggered four-year terms. |
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(c) The initial directors were appointed with terms by the |
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commission to serve until their successors are elected or have been |
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appointed in accordance with applicable law. |
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(d) Subsequent directors shall be elected in the manner |
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provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code. |
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(e) Section 375.064, Local Government Code, does not apply |
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to the district. |
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Sec. 8026A.0104. DIRECTORS. (a) The current terms of |
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directors initially appointed by the commission to serve two-year |
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terms shall expire on the date of the general May election in 2024, |
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and the current terms of directors initially appointed by the |
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commission to serve four-year terms shall expire on the date of the |
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general May election in 2026. |
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(b) If successor directors have not been elected and the |
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terms of the initial directors have expired, successor directors |
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shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (c) to |
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serve terms that expire on the earlier of: |
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(1) the date successor directors are elected; or |
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(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the |
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appointment or reappointment. |
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(c) If Subsection (b) applies, the owner or owners of a |
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majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district |
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may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the |
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commission appoint as successor directors the five persons named in |
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the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor directors |
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the five persons named in the petition. |
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Sec. 8026A.0105. COMPENSATION. A director is entitled to |
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receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as |
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provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and |
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375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board. |
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Sec. 8026A.0106. ASSESSMENT. The board by resolution may |
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impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by law |
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in all or any part of the district. Section 375.161, Local |
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Government Code, does not apply to an assessment imposed by the |
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district. |
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SECTION 2. The Karis Municipal Management District of |
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Tarrant County retains all the rights, powers, privileges, |
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authority, duties, and functions that it had before the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The legislature validates and confirms the |
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creation of the Karis Municipal Management District of Tarrant |
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County and all governmental acts and proceedings that were taken by |
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the district before the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) This section does not apply to any matter that on the |
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effective date of this Act: |
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(1) is involved in litigation if the litigation |
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ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court |
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judgment; or |
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(2) has been held invalid by a final court judgment. |
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SECTION 4. (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 5. 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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