By West S.B. No. 1419 77R8801 T A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the statute of limitations in certain civil proceedings 1-3 involving the state or other governmental entities. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 3.118, Business and Commerce Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: 1-7 (i) A right of action of this state or a political 1-8 subdivision of this state, including a county, an incorporated city 1-9 or town, a navigation district, a municipal utility district, a 1-10 port authority, an entity acting under Chapter 341 Acts of the 57th 1-11 Legislature, Regular Session, 1961 (Article 1187f, Vernon's Texas 1-12 Civil Statutes), a school district, or an entity created under 1-13 Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas 1-14 Constitution, is not barred by this section. "Navigation District" 1-15 means a navigation district organized under Section 52, Article 1-16 III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. "Port 1-17 authority" has the meaning assigned by Section 60.402, Water Code. 1-18 "Municipal utility district" means a municipal utility district 1-19 created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, 1-20 Texas Constitution. 1-21 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it is 1-22 enacted, as required by Section 39, Article III, Texas 1-23 Constitution, by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to 1-24 each house. If this Act does not receive the votes required for 2-1 immediate effect, this Act takes effect on September 1, 2001.