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Senate Bill 1642 |
Senate Author: Creighton et al. |
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Effective: 6-8-21 |
House Sponsor: Canales |
Senate Bill 1642 amends the Water Code to provide for the authority of a navigation district to respond to an emergency incident that occurs in the district's territory and to acquire, maintain, and operate facilities and equipment for the purposes of protecting life and property by detecting and responding to those emergencies. The bill provides for the authority of a navigation district to contract with a broker to lease a tract of land in the same manner as the commissioners court of a county.
Among other provisions, Senate Bill 1642 changes the entity required to prescribe fees and charges to be collected for the use of certain district property, sets standards for the fees and charges, and provides for the enforcement of an adopted schedule of rates, fees, charges, rules, and ordinances as an implied contract. The bill revises the notice requirements for a navigation and canal commission that proposes to borrow money and mortgage and encumber any part or all of its properties, facilities, franchises, revenue, and income and changes the circumstances required for granting of a franchise in a navigation district.