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.
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