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House Bill 2348 |
House Author: Dutton et al. |
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Effective: 6-19-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Whitmire |
House Bill 2348 amends the Water Code to authorize a water district, located wholly or partly in a county with a population of more than 3.3 million and in whose territory an emergency services district that provides fire-fighting services to all or part of the water district is wholly or partly located, to contract with a municipality whose fire department, on the date the agreement is entered into, has an Insurance Services Office Class 1 Public Protection Classification Rating or comparable rating recognized by the state fire marshal for the provision of fire-fighting services to the water district's territory. The authorization of the emergency services district that provides fire-fighting services to the water district immediately before the date on which the agreement takes effect is not required. The bill provides for the disannexation of the water district territory annexed by the municipality if a water district enters into a strategic partnership agreement with a municipality that includes the provision of fire-fighting services. These provisions are not applicable to an agreement that is entered into after December 31, 2006, or amended after December 31, 2006, to include the provision of fire-fighting services.