By:  Geren                                                        H.B. No. 67 







A BILL TO BE ENTITLED



AN ACT



relating to the authority of the Tarrant Regional Water District to 

exercise the power of eminent domain.

	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        

	SECTION 1.  Section 18B (e), Chapter 268, Acts of the 55th 

Legislature, Regular Session, 1957, as added by Section 5, House 

Bill No. 2639, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, 

is amended to read as follows:

	(e)  A corporation created under this section may exercise 

any power of the district with the exception of the power of eminent 

domain for the purpose of economic development, but the corporation 

may exercise [thc power of eminent domain and] the power to acquire, 

lease, purchase, or sell real property only on approval of the board 

of directors of the district. When exercising a power under this 

section, a corporation and the corporation's board of directors 

have the same powers as the district and the district's board of 

directors, including the power to issue bonds or other obligations 

or otherwise borrow money on behalf of the district to accomplish 

any purpose of the corporation.

	SECTION 2.  Chapter 268, Acts of the 55th Legislature, 

Regular Session, 1957, is amended by adding Section 23 to read as 

follows:

	Sec. 23.  The district may not exercise the power of eminent 

domain for the purpose of economic development.

	SECTION 3.  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 affect on the 91st day after the last day of the 

legislative session.