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Senate Bill 1395 |
Senate Author: Creighton et al. |
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Effective: 6-1-17 |
House Sponsor: Perez |
Senate Bill 1395 amends the Water Code to revise general provisions relating to navigation districts, including transferring certain powers and duties from a district's navigation and canal commission to the district itself. The bill decreases the amount of security required for bids submitted on certain real property to be sold or leased for more than 50 years and revises general navigation district provisions relating to the improvement of port facilities, competitive bidding requirements, and purchase contracts. The bill sets out provisions relating to the grant of a franchise by an Article XVI, Section 59, navigation district and extends from 30 years to 50 years the maximum period for which a self-liquidating navigation district may grant a franchise.