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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the review of the creation of certain proposed |
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municipal utility districts by county commissioners courts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 54.0161(a-2) and (b), Water Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a-2) The commissioners court of a county in which the |
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district is to be located shall [may] review the petition for |
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creation and other evidence and information relating to the |
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proposed district that the commissioners consider necessary. |
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Petitioners for the creation of a district shall submit to the |
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county commissioners court any relevant information requested by |
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the commissioners court. |
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(b) The [In the event the county commissioners court votes |
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to submit information to the commission or to make a recommendation |
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regarding the creation of the proposed district, the] commissioners |
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court shall submit to the commission, at least 10 days before the |
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date set for action on the petition, a written opinion stating: |
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(1) whether the commissioners court recommends the |
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creation of the proposed district; and |
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(2) any findings, conclusions, and other information |
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that the commissioners court thinks would assist the commission in |
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making a final determination on the petition. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |