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Senate Bill 1361 |
Senate Author: Creighton |
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Effective: 6-1-17 |
House Sponsor: Deshotel |
Senate Bill 1361 amends the law to revise provisions relating to the general powers of the Sabine-Neches Navigation District of Jefferson County and to provide for district fire prevention and firefighting facilities and equipment. With respect to the Sabine-Neches Waterway Improvement Project, the bill authorizes the district to pledge to impose, and impose, a maintenance tax in an amount capped by the bill sufficient to comply with district obligations and authorizes the district to request a person designated by the district to create a domestic entity under the Business Organizations Code for the purpose of financing all or a portion of the improvement project with funds from any private, public, or governmental source, including the district.