1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the creation of the Old Town Spring Improvement
1-3 District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 376, Local Government Code, is amended by
1-6 adding Subchapter K to read as follows:
1-7 SUBCHAPTER K. OLD TOWN SPRING IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
1-8 Sec. 376.451. CREATION OF DISTRICT. (a) The Old Town
1-9 Spring Improvement District is created as a special district under
1-10 Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
1-11 (b) The board by resolution may change the district's name.
1-12 Sec. 376.452. DECLARATION OF INTENT. (a) The creation of
1-13 the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and
1-14 maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism,
1-15 recreation, arts, entertainment, economic development, safety,
1-16 scenic beauty, and the public welfare in the Old Town Spring area
1-17 of Harris County.
1-18 (b) The creation of the district and this legislation do not
1-19 relieve the county from providing the level of services, as of the
1-20 effective date of this subchapter, it has to provide to the area in
1-21 the district. The district is created to supplement and not
1-22 replace the county services provided in the area in the district.
1-23 (c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish
1-24 the purposes of Section 52, Article III, Section 59, Article XVI,
1-25 and Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, and other public
2-1 purposes stated in this subchapter.
2-2 Sec. 376.453. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
2-3 (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the
2-4 district.
2-5 (2) "County" means Harris County, Texas.
2-6 (3) "District" means the Old Town Spring Improvement
2-7 District.
2-8 Sec. 376.454. BOUNDARIES. The district includes all the
2-9 territory contained in the following described area:
2-10 BEGINNING at the intersection of the northwest line of the W. Smith
2-11 Survey, Abstract No. 706, and the south line of the I. & G. H.
2-12 Railroad right-of-way;
2-13 THENCE generally in a southeasterly direction along the south line
2-14 of the I. & G. H. Railroad right-of-way to its point of
2-15 intersection with the north line of Louetta Road;
2-16 THENCE generally in a westerly direction along the north line of
2-17 Louetta Road to its point of intersection with the east
2-18 right-of-way line of Lexington Boulevard;
2-19 THENCE generally in a northwesterly direction along the east
2-20 right-of-way line of Lexington Boulevard to its point of
2-21 intersection with the south right-of-way line of Spring-Cypress
2-22 Road;
2-23 THENCE generally in a northerly direction across the Spring-Cypress
2-24 Road and along the east right-of-way line of Wunsche Loop Road to
2-25 its point of intersection with the west line of tract 47 of the
2-26 said W. Smith Survey;
3-1 THENCE continuing in a northerly direction along the west line of
3-2 said tract 47 to its intersection with the northwest line of the
3-3 said W. Smith Survey;
3-4 THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the northwest line of the
3-5 said W. Smith Survey to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
3-6 Sec. 376.455. FINDINGS RELATING TO BOUNDARIES. The
3-7 boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. If a
3-8 mistake is made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in
3-9 the legislative process, the mistake does not in any way affect the
3-10 district's:
3-11 (1) organization, existence, or validity;
3-12 (2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes
3-13 for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
3-14 interest on a bond;
3-15 (3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax;
3-16 or
3-17 (4) legality or operation.
3-18 Sec. 376.456. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE;
3-19 GENERAL DUTIES. (a) The district is created to serve a public use
3-20 and benefit. All the land and other property included in the
3-21 district will be benefited by the improvements and services to be
3-22 provided by the district under powers conferred by Section 52,
3-23 Article III, Section 59, Article XVI, and Section 52-a, Article
3-24 III, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this
3-25 subchapter.
3-26 (b) The creation of the district is in the public interest
4-1 and is essential to:
4-2 (1) further the public purposes of the development and
4-3 diversification of the economy of the state; and
4-4 (2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment and
4-5 develop or expand transportation and commerce.
4-6 (c) The district shall:
4-7 (1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of
4-8 residents, merchants, landowners, employers, potential employees,
4-9 employees, visitors, consumers in the district, and the general
4-10 public;
4-11 (2) provide needed funding for the Old Town Spring
4-12 area to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and
4-13 vitality of the area as a community and business center;
4-14 (3) provide and maintain common areas and facilities
4-15 in the district to ensure scenic beauty;
4-16 (4) provide improvements in the district to promote
4-17 the welfare of the public, residents, merchants, and landowners in
4-18 the district; and
4-19 (5) further promote the health, safety, welfare, and
4-20 enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by
4-21 landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are
4-22 necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of
4-23 scenic beauty.
4-24 (d) The district may not act as the agent or instrumentality
4-25 of any private interest even though many private interests will be
4-26 benefited by the district, as will the public.
5-1 Sec. 376.457. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) In this section,
5-2 "commissioners court" means the commissioners court of the county.
5-3 (b) The district is governed by a board of five directors
5-4 occupying numbered positions.
5-5 (c) Except for the initial directors, the directors
5-6 occupying positions one, two, and three are appointed under this
5-7 section and the directors occupying positions four and five are
5-8 elected as provided by this section and Section 376.460.
5-9 (d) The commissioners court shall appoint:
5-10 (1) one person who leases a retail store or owns real
5-11 property in the district, who shall serve in position one for a
5-12 three-year term;
5-13 (2) one person who leases a retail store but does not
5-14 own real property in the district, who shall serve in position two
5-15 for a two-year term; and
5-16 (3) one person who owns real property in the district,
5-17 who shall serve in position three for a three-year term.
5-18 (e) Directors elected under Section 376.460 shall serve
5-19 two-year terms. To qualify as a candidate for position four, a
5-20 person must reside in the district. To qualify as a candidate for
5-21 position five, a person must lease a retail store or own real
5-22 property in the district.
5-23 (f) A term expires on January 31 of the appropriate year.
5-24 (g) In appointing directors under Subsection (d), the
5-25 commissioners court shall consider any recommendations received by
5-26 an organization dedicated to the economic development of the Old
6-1 Town Spring area of the county.
6-2 Sec. 376.458. ADMINISTRATION OF BOARD. Sections
6-3 375.066-375.070 apply to the board as if it were established under
6-4 Chapter 375.
6-5 Sec. 376.459. RESTRICTION ON VOTING. The president of the
6-6 board may not vote except to break a tie vote.
6-7 Sec. 376.460. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. (a) The board shall
6-8 call and hold an election of directors for positions four and five
6-9 in each even-numbered year on the uniform election date in January
6-10 established by Section 41.001, Election Code.
6-11 (b) Notice of a directors election must:
6-12 (1) state the day and place for holding the election;
6-13 (2) state the number of directors to be voted on; and
6-14 (3) describe the qualifications of the positions for
6-15 which the candidates are running.
6-16 (c) The ballots for a directors election shall provide the
6-17 names of the candidates for each position and describe the
6-18 qualifications of the position for which the candidates are
6-19 running.
6-20 (d) Immediately after the directors election, the presiding
6-21 judge shall take the election returns to the board. The board
6-22 shall canvass the returns and certify that the persons receiving
6-23 the highest number of votes for each position are elected as
6-24 directors for that position.
6-25 Sec. 376.461. GENERAL POWERS. The district has:
6-26 (1) all powers necessary or required to accomplish the
7-1 purposes for which the district was created;
7-2 (2) the powers and duties of a municipal management
7-3 district under Subchapter E, Chapter 375; and
7-4 (3) the powers given to an industrial development
7-5 corporation organized under the Development Corporation Act of 1979
7-6 (Article 5190.6, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
7-7 Sec. 376.462. SPECIFIC POWERS AND LIMITATIONS. (a) The
7-8 district may:
7-9 (1) impose and collect, and apply the proceeds from, a
7-10 limited sales and use tax for the district's purposes;
7-11 (2) borrow money for the corporate purposes of the
7-12 district;
7-13 (3) add or exclude territory in the manner provided by
7-14 Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;
7-15 (4) contract with a person to accomplish the
7-16 district's purposes, including entering into a contract for the
7-17 payment of costs incurred by the person on behalf of the district,
7-18 including all or part of the costs of an improvement project, from
7-19 tax proceeds or any other specified source of money;
7-20 (5) contract with a person to receive, administer, and
7-21 perform the district's duties under a gift, grant, loan,
7-22 conveyance, transfer, bequest, donation, or other financial
7-23 arrangement relating to the investigation, planning, analysis,
7-24 acquisition, construction, completion, implementation, or operation
7-25 of a proposed or existing improvement project;
7-26 (6) establish and collect user fees, concession fees,
8-1 admission fees, rental fees, or other similar fees or charges and
8-2 apply the proceeds from those fees or charges for the enjoyment,
8-3 sale, rental, or other use of the district's facilities, services,
8-4 or improvement projects;
8-5 (7) adopt rules for:
8-6 (A) the administration and operation of the
8-7 district;
8-8 (B) the use, enjoyment, availability,
8-9 protection, security, and maintenance of the district's
8-10 facilities; and
8-11 (C) the provision of public safety and security
8-12 in the district;
8-13 (8) provide or secure the payment or repayment of any
8-14 district expense, including:
8-15 (A) a district cost relating to an improvement
8-16 project;
8-17 (B) a district contractual obligation or
8-18 indebtedness, because of a lease, installment purchase contract, or
8-19 other agreement; or
8-20 (C) a tax, user fee, concession fee, rental fee,
8-21 or other revenue or resources of the district; and
8-22 (9) undertake improvement projects separately or
8-23 jointly with other persons or entities and pay all or part of the
8-24 costs of improvement projects, including improvement projects that:
8-25 (A) improve, enhance, or support public safety
8-26 and security, fire protection, emergency medical services, or law
9-1 enforcement in the district;
9-2 (B) confer a general benefit on the entire
9-3 district and the areas adjacent to the district; or
9-4 (C) confer a special benefit on all or part of
9-5 the district.
9-6 (b) The district may not employ peace officers.
9-7 (c) The district may not impose an ad valorem tax on
9-8 property in the district.
9-9 (d) The district may, as if the district was a home-rule
9-10 municipality with a population of more than 100,000:
9-11 (1) issue bonds and lease, acquire, or construct a
9-12 building or facility as provided by Section 380.002; and
9-13 (2) establish and administer a program as provided by
9-14 Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
9-15 Sec. 376.463. SPECIFIC POWERS RELATING TO IMPROVEMENTS. An
9-16 improvement project or service provided by the district may
9-17 include:
9-18 (1) the construction, acquisition, lease, rental,
9-19 installment purchase, improvement, rehabilitation, repair,
9-20 relocation, and operation of:
9-21 (A) landscaping; lighting, banners, or signs;
9-22 streets or sidewalks; pedestrian or bicycle paths and trails;
9-23 pedestrian walkways, skywalks, crosswalks, or tunnels; and highway
9-24 right-of-way or transit corridor beautification and improvements;
9-25 (B) drainage or storm water detention
9-26 improvements and solid waste, water, sewer, or power facilities and
10-1 services, including electrical, gas, steam, and chilled water
10-2 facilities and services;
10-3 (C) parks, lakes, gardens, recreational
10-4 facilities, open space, scenic areas, and related exhibits and
10-5 preserves; fountains, plazas, or pedestrian malls; public art or
10-6 sculpture and related exhibits and facilities and educational or
10-7 cultural exhibits and facilities, including exhibits, displays,
10-8 attractions, or facilities for special events, holidays, or
10-9 seasonal or cultural celebrations;
10-10 (D) off-street parking facilities, bus
10-11 terminals, heliports, mass transit, and roadway or water
10-12 transportation systems; and
10-13 (E) other public improvements, facilities, or
10-14 services similar to the improvements, facilities, or services
10-15 described by Paragraphs (A)-(D);
10-16 (2) the cost of removal, razing, demolition, or
10-17 clearing of land or improvements in connection with providing an
10-18 improvement project;
10-19 (3) the acquisition of property or an interest in the
10-20 property that is made in connection with an authorized improvement
10-21 project; and
10-22 (4) the provision of special or supplemental services
10-23 to improve or promote the area in the district or to protect the
10-24 public health and safety in the district, including advertising,
10-25 promotion, tourism, health and sanitation, public safety, security,
10-26 fire protection or emergency medical services, business
11-1 recruitment, development, elimination of traffic congestion, and
11-2 recreational, educational, or cultural improvements, enhancements,
11-3 or services.
11-4 Sec. 376.464. RELATION TO OTHER LAW. If a law referenced in
11-5 Section 376.461 or referenced in Subchapter E, Chapter 375, is in
11-6 conflict with or inconsistent with this subchapter, this subchapter
11-7 prevails. A law referenced in Section 376.461 or Subchapter E,
11-8 Chapter 375, that is not in conflict with or inconsistent with this
11-9 subchapter is adopted and incorporated by reference and may be used
11-10 by the district independently of each other.
11-11 Sec. 376.465. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may not
11-12 exercise the power of eminent domain.
11-13 Sec. 376.466. SALES AND USE TAX; EXCISE TAX. (a) For
11-14 purposes of this section:
11-15 (1) "Taxable items" includes all items subject to any
11-16 sales and use tax that is imposed by the county if the county has
11-17 imposed a sales and use tax.
11-18 (2) "Use," with respect to a taxable service, means
11-19 the derivation in the district of a direct or indirect benefit from
11-20 the service.
11-21 (b) The district may impose a sales and use tax for the
11-22 benefit of the district if authorized by a majority of the
11-23 qualified voters of the district voting at an election called for
11-24 that purpose.
11-25 (c) If the district adopts the tax:
11-26 (1) a tax is imposed on the receipts from the sale at
12-1 retail of taxable items in the district; and
12-2 (2) an excise tax is imposed on the use, storage, or
12-3 other consumption in the district of taxable items purchased or
12-4 rented from a retailer during the period that the tax is effective
12-5 in the district.
12-6 (d) The rate of the excise tax is the same as the rate of
12-7 the sales tax portion of the tax applied to the sales price of the
12-8 taxable items and is included in the sales tax.
12-9 Sec. 376.467. TAX ELECTION PROCEDURES. (a) The board by
12-10 order may call an election to adopt, change the rate of, or abolish
12-11 a sales and use tax. The election may be held at the same time and
12-12 in conjunction with a confirmation or directors election.
12-13 (b) The election must be held on the next uniform election
12-14 date that falls on or after the 45th day after the date the order
12-15 calling the election is adopted.
12-16 (c) Notice of the election shall be given and the election
12-17 shall be held and conducted in the manner prescribed for bond
12-18 elections under Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.
12-19 (d) In an election to adopt the tax, the ballot shall be
12-20 prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The
12-21 adoption of a local sales and use tax in the Old Town Spring
12-22 Improvement District at the rate of (proposed tax rate)."
12-23 (e) In an election to change the rate of the tax, the ballot
12-24 shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition:
12-25 "The (increase or decrease, as applicable) in the rate of the local
12-26 sales and use tax imposed in the Old Town Spring Improvement
13-1 District from (tax rate on election date) percent to (proposed tax
13-2 rate) percent."
13-3 (f) In an election to abolish the tax, the ballot shall be
13-4 prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The
13-5 abolition of the local sales and use tax in the Old Town Spring
13-6 Improvement District."
13-7 Sec. 376.468. IMPOSITION, COMPUTATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND
13-8 GOVERNANCE OF TAX. (a) Chapter 323, Tax Code, to the extent not
13-9 inconsistent with this subchapter, governs the application,
13-10 collection, and administration of the tax under this subchapter,
13-11 except Sections 323.401-323.406 and 323.505, Tax Code, do not
13-12 apply. Subtitles A and B, Title 2, and Chapter 151, Tax Code,
13-13 govern the administration and enforcement of the taxes under this
13-14 subchapter.
13-15 (b) Chapter 323, Tax Code, does not apply to the use and
13-16 allocation of revenues under this subchapter.
13-17 (c) In applying Chapter 323, Tax Code, the district's name
13-18 shall be substituted for references in that chapter to "the county"
13-19 and the board is substituted for references in that chapter to
13-20 "commissioners court."
13-21 Sec. 376.469. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAX OR TAX CHANGE. The
13-22 adoption of a tax rate or change in the tax rate takes effect after
13-23 the expiration of the first complete calendar quarter occurring
13-24 after the date on which the comptroller receives a notice of the
13-25 results of the election.
13-26 Sec. 376.470. TAX RATES. The district may impose the sales
14-1 and use tax under this subchapter in increments of one-eighth of
14-2 one percent, with a minimum tax of one-half percent and a maximum
14-3 tax of one percent.
14-4 Sec. 376.471. ABOLITION OF TAX RATE. The board by order may
14-5 abolish the local sales and use tax rate without an election.
14-6 Sec. 376.472. USE OF TAX. Taxes collected under this
14-7 subchapter may be used only for the purposes for which the district
14-8 was created.
14-9 Sec. 376.473. SUBMISSION OF ANNEXATION INFORMATION. Not
14-10 later than the 10th day after the date on which the district
14-11 annexes or excludes territory, the board shall send to the
14-12 comptroller a certified copy of any resolution, order, or ordinance
14-13 relating to the annexation or exclusion.
14-14 Sec. 376.474. BONDS. (a) The board may issue bonds as
14-15 provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 375.
14-16 (b) In addition to the sources described in Subchapter J,
14-17 Chapter 375, the bonds issued by the district may be secured and
14-18 made payable, wholly or partly, by a pledge of any part of the net
14-19 proceeds the district receives from a specified portion of not more
14-20 than one-half of the maximum sales and use tax amount authorized
14-21 and approved by voters of the district under Section 376.467.
14-22 (c) Sections 375.207 and 375.208 do not apply to bonds
14-23 issued under this section.
14-24 Sec. 376.475. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. (a) The district may
14-25 contract with any person to carry out the purposes of this
14-26 subchapter on terms and for the period the board determines.
15-1 (b) Any person, including any type of governmental entity,
15-2 may contract with the district to carry out the purposes of this
15-3 subchapter.
15-4 Sec. 376.476. DISSOLUTION BY BOARD ORDER. The board by
15-5 order may dissolve the district at any time unless the district has
15-6 outstanding indebtedness or contractual obligations.
15-7 Sec. 376.477. DISSOLUTION BY PETITION OF OWNERS. (a) The
15-8 board by order shall dissolve the district if the board receives a
15-9 written petition signed by 75 percent or more of the individuals
15-10 who own real property in the district.
15-11 (b) After the date the district is dissolved, the district
15-12 may not levy taxes.
15-13 (c) If on the date the district is dissolved the district
15-14 has outstanding liabilities, the board shall, not later than the
15-15 30th day after the dissolution, adopt a resolution certifying each
15-16 outstanding liability. The county shall assume the outstanding
15-17 liabilities. The county shall collect the sales and use tax for
15-18 the district for the remainder of the calendar year. The county
15-19 may continue to collect the tax for an additional calendar year if
15-20 the commissioners court finds that the tax revenue is needed to
15-21 retire the district liabilities that were assumed by the county.
15-22 (d) The district may continue to operate for a period not to
15-23 exceed two months after carrying out the responsibilities required
15-24 by Subsection (c). The district is continued in effect for the
15-25 purpose of satisfying these responsibilities.
15-26 (e) If the district is continued in effect under Subsection
16-1 (d), the district is dissolved entirely on the first day of the
16-2 month following the month in which the board certifies to the
16-3 secretary of state that the district has satisfied the
16-4 responsibilities of Subsection (c).
16-5 Sec. 376.478. ADMINISTRATION OF DISTRICT PROPERTY FOLLOWING
16-6 DISSOLUTION. (a) After the board orders the dissolution of the
16-7 district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district
16-8 property to the county, except as provided by Subsection (b).
16-9 (b) If, on the date on which the board orders the
16-10 dissolution, more than 50 percent of the district territory is in a
16-11 municipality, the board shall transfer ownership of the district's
16-12 property to the municipality.
16-13 SECTION 2. The legislature finds that:
16-14 (1) the proper and legal notice of the intention to
16-15 introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
16-16 Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
16-17 copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
16-18 officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
16-19 by the constitution and laws of this state, including the governor,
16-20 who has submitted the notice and a copy of this Act to the Texas
16-21 Natural Resource Conservation Commission;
16-22 (2) the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
16-23 has filed its recommendations relating to this Act with the
16-24 governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of
16-25 representatives within the required time;
16-26 (3) the general law relating to consent by political
17-1 subdivisions to the creation of districts with conservation,
17-2 reclamation, and road powers and the inclusion of land in those
17-3 districts has been complied with; and
17-4 (4) all requirements of the constitution and laws of
17-5 this state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with
17-6 respect to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have
17-7 been fulfilled and accomplished.
17-8 SECTION 3. (a) The initial board of directors of the Old
17-9 Town Spring Improvement District consists of:
17-10 Position No. Name of Board Member
17-11 1. Vance Fellers, who shall hold position one
17-12 described by Subdivision (1), Subsection
17-13 (d), Section 376.457, Local Government
17-14 Code, as added by this Act;
17-15 2. Amy Doktor, who shall hold position two
17-16 described by Subdivision (2), Subsection
17-17 (d), Section 376.457, Local Government
17-18 Code, as added by this Act;
17-19 3. Ed Weddle, who shall hold position three
17-20 described by Subdivision (3), Subsection
17-21 (d), Section 376.457, Local Government
17-22 Code, as added by this Act;
17-23 4. Anatar Schubert, who shall hold position
17-24 four described by Subsection (e), Section
17-25 376.457, Local Government Code, as added by
17-26 this Act; and
18-1 5. Mary Mallott Todeschini, who shall hold
18-2 position five described by Subsection (e),
18-3 Section 376.457, Local Government Code, as
18-4 added by this Act.
18-5 (b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors for
18-6 positions 1 and 3 expire on January 31, 2005, and the terms of
18-7 directors for positions 2, 4, and 5 expire on January 31, 2004.
18-8 (c) Vance Fellers shall serve as the president of the
18-9 initial board. This subsection prevails over Section 375.068,
18-10 Local Government Code, to the extent of any inconsistency with that
18-11 section.
18-12 SECTION 4. (a) The initial board of directors under Section
18-13 3 of this Act shall meet as soon as practicable. The board shall
18-14 call an election to confirm the creation of the Old Town Spring
18-15 Improvement District created under Subchapter K, Chapter 376, Local
18-16 Government Code, as added by this Act. The board shall call the
18-17 confirmation election at the first meeting unless the board calls a
18-18 hearing to exclude territory from the district.
18-19 (b) The confirmation election shall be held in the manner
18-20 provided by Section 49.102, Water Code. The election must be held
18-21 on the first uniform election date provided by Section 41.001,
18-22 Election Code, that falls on or after the 45th day after the date
18-23 of the order calling the election.
18-24 (c) If a majority of the votes cast in the election are
18-25 against confirmation, the board may not call or hold another
18-26 confirmation election until the expiration of six months after the
19-1 date of the most recent confirmation election.
19-2 (d) Before the creation of the Old Town Spring Improvement
19-3 District is confirmed, the district may not borrow money or impose
19-4 taxes. The district may carry on other business as the board
19-5 determines.
19-6 SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 647 passed the Senate on
March 15, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, one
present, not voting; and that the Senate concurred in House
amendment on May 17, 2001, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 647 passed the House, with
amendment, on May 8, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor