S.B. No. 1765
AN ACT
relating to the zoning authority of a county in areas surrounding
Lake Ralph Hall.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter G, Chapter 231, Local
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER G. ZONING AROUND LAKE ALAN HENRY, LAKE COOPER, LAKE
RALPH HALL, AND POST LAKE
SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 231.131, Local
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) The legislature finds that:
(1) the areas that surround Lake Alan Henry, Lake
Cooper, Lake Ralph Hall, and Post Lake are or will be frequented for
recreational purposes by residents from every part of the state;
(2) orderly development and use of the area is of
concern to the entire state; and
(3) buildings in the area that will be frequented for
resort or recreational purposes will tend to become congested and
to be used in ways that interfere with the proper use of the area as
a place of recreation to the detriment of the public health, safety,
morals, and general welfare.
SECTION 3. Section 231.132, Local Government Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to
read as follows:
(a) This subchapter applies to:
(1) those parts of Garza County located within one
mile of the high water marks established for Lake Alan Henry and
Post Lake except land located in Garza County and owned by the White
River Municipal Water District;
(2) those parts of Kent County located within one mile
of the high water marks established for Lake Alan Henry; [and]
(3) the area within 10,000 feet of where the shoreline
of Lake Cooper would be if the lake were filled to its storage
capacity; and
(4) the area within 5,000 feet of where the shoreline
of Lake Ralph Hall would be if the lake were filled to its storage
capacity.
(c) The application of this subchapter to the area described
by Subsection (a)(4) expires on September 1, 2013, unless the
permit necessary for the construction of Lake Ralph Hall is issued
before that date. This subsection prevails over Subsection (b) to
the extent of any conflict.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1765 passed the Senate on
April 16, 2003, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that
the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 30, 2003, by the
following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1765 passed the House, with
amendment, on May 28, 2003, by the following vote: Yeas 144,
Nays 0, two present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor