1-1 By: Alexander (Senate Sponsor - Staples) H.B. No. 1663 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 2, 2001; 1-3 April 3, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural 1-4 Resources; April 30, 2001, reported favorably by the following 1-5 vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; April 30, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to the power of the East Cedar Creek Fresh Water Supply 1-9 District to produce and market agricultural products. 1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-11 SECTION 1. Chapter 696, Acts of the 65th Legislature, 1-12 Regular Session, 1977, is amended by adding Section 5B to read as 1-13 follows: 1-14 Sec. 5B. The district may produce agricultural products 1-15 other than livestock on property it owns or controls and may market 1-16 those products. 1-17 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-18 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-19 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-20 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 1-21 Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-22 * * * * *