By: Yost H.B. No. 865 73R4473 MLR-F A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the dissolution of inactive water districts. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature finds that 1-5 the water districts named in Sections 2 and 3 of this Act, created 1-6 both by special act of the legislature and by general law, have 1-7 been inactive for five consecutive years, are no longer performing 1-8 any of the functions for which they were created, have no 1-9 outstanding bonded or other indebtedness, and should be dissolved. 1-10 SECTION 2. DISSOLUTION OF SPECIAL LAW DISTRICTS. The 1-11 following districts created by special act of the legislature are 1-12 dissolved: 1-13 (1) Kerr County (Center Point) Water Control and 1-14 Improvement District, created by Chapter 518, Acts of the 57th 1-15 Legislature, Regular Session, 1961; 1-16 (2) Real-Edwards Conservation and Reclamation 1-17 District, created by Chapter 341, Acts of the 56th Legislature, 1-18 Regular Session, 1959; 1-19 (3) San Simon Municipal Utility District, created by 1-20 Chapter 540, Acts of the 63rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1973; 1-21 (4) St. Paul Water Improvement, Road, and Utility 1-22 District No. 1, created by Chapter 422, Acts of the 70th 1-23 Legislature, Regular Session, 1987; 1-24 (5) Two Mile Creek Conservation and Reclamation 2-1 District of Calhoun County, created by Chapter 510, Acts of the 2-2 54th Legislature, Regular Session, 1955; and 2-3 (6) Williamson County Water, Sewer, Irrigation, and 2-4 Drainage District No. 1, created by Chapter 618, Acts of the 70th 2-5 Legislature, Regular Session, 1987. 2-6 SECTION 3. DISSOLUTION OF GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS. The 2-7 following districts created under general law are dissolved: 2-8 (1) Bastrop County Municipal Utility District No. 1, 2-9 created by an order of the Texas Water Commission, dated July 13, 2-10 1988; 2-11 (2) Chicota Water Control and Improvement District of 2-12 Lamar County, created by an order of the Commissioners Court of 2-13 Lamar County, dated March 22, 1963; 2-14 (3) Dickens County Water Control and Improvement 2-15 District No. 2, created by an order of the Commissioners Court of 2-16 Dickens County, dated December 10, 1973; 2-17 (4) Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 3, 2-18 created by an order of the Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, 2-19 dated January 27, 1975; 2-20 (5) Hopkins County Levee Improvement District No. 1, 2-21 created by an order of the Commissioners Court of Hopkins County, 2-22 dated September 7, 1918; 2-23 (6) Kaufman County Levee Improvement District No. 13, 2-24 created by an order of the Commissioners Court of Kaufman County, 2-25 dated June 8, 1925; 2-26 (7) Kent Creek Water Control and Improvement District 2-27 No. 1, created by an order of the Commissioners Court of Briscoe 3-1 County, dated May 12, 1958; 3-2 (8) La Gloria Water Control and Improvement District, 3-3 created by an order of the Commissioners Court of Cameron County, 3-4 dated May 12, 1986; 3-5 (9) Lake Village Utility District, created by an order 3-6 of the Texas Water Commission, dated September 12, 1973; 3-7 (10) Lamar County Levee Improvement District No. 3, 3-8 created by an order of the Commissioners Court of Lamar County, 3-9 dated April 10, 1928; 3-10 (11) Liberty County Water Control and Improvement 3-11 District No. 8, created by an order of the Commissioners Court of 3-12 Liberty County, dated July 14, 1975; 3-13 (12) Lost Valley Ranch Municipal Utility District, 3-14 created by an order of the Texas Water Commission, dated August 30, 3-15 1973; 3-16 (13) Mills County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1, 3-17 created by an order of the Commissioners Court of Mills County, 3-18 dated June 13, 1960; 3-19 (14) Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 3-20 14, created by an order of the Texas Water Commission, dated March 3-21 21, 1973; 3-22 (15) Navarro County Levee Improvement District No. 1, 3-23 created by an order of the Commissioners Court of Navarro County, 3-24 dated October 9, 1917; 3-25 (16) Navarro County Levee Improvement District No. 8, 3-26 created by an order of the Commissioners Court of Navarro County, 3-27 dated August 11, 1919; 4-1 (17) North Bosque Water Control and Improvement 4-2 District, created by an order of the Texas Water Commission, dated 4-3 September 10, 1956; 4-4 (18) Pecan Park Municipal Utility District, created by 4-5 an order of the Texas Water Commission, dated March 9, 1982; 4-6 (19) Upper Sabine River Watershed, created by an order 4-7 of the Commissioners Court of Hunt County, dated October 17, 1956; 4-8 and 4-9 (20) Victoria County Drainage District No. 1, created 4-10 by an order of the Commissioners Court of Victoria County, dated 4-11 February 18, 1913. 4-12 SECTION 4. ASSETS. All assets of the districts dissolved by 4-13 this Act shall escheat to the state, and the state treasurer shall 4-14 dispose of the assets in the manner provided by Chapter 72, 4-15 Property Code. 4-16 SECTION 5. EMERGENCY. The importance of this legislation 4-17 and the crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 4-18 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 4-19 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 4-20 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 4-21 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 4-22 passage, and it is so enacted.