79R3363 QS-D

By:  Seaman                                                       H.B. No. 881



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the dissolution of the Aransas County Conservation and 
Reclamation District.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  DISTRICT TO BE DISSOLVED.  The Aransas County 
Conservation and Reclamation District, as created by Chapter 337, 
Acts of the 58th Legislature, Regular Session, 1963, shall be  
dissolved as provided by this Act.
	SECTION 2.  TRANSFER OF ASSETS.  The board of directors of 
the Aransas County Conservation and Reclamation District shall pay 
or provide for the payment of any debts or liabilities incurred by 
the district and transfer all of the district's remaining assets to 
the City of Rockport:
		(1)  not later than July 1, 2005, if this Act receives a 
vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution; or
		(2)  not later than October 1, 2005, if this Act does 
not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect.
	SECTION 3.  DATE OF DISSOLUTION.  (a)  The Aransas County 
Conservation and Reclamation District is dissolved on:
		(1)  July 1, 2005, if this Act receives a vote of 
two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by 
Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution; or
		(2)  October 1, 2005, if this Act does not receive the 
vote necessary for immediate effect.
	(b)  Any unsatisfied debt or legally established liability 
of the district shall be a charge on the assets transferred until 
paid.
	SECTION 4.  REPEALER.  On the dissolution of the district, 
the following laws are repealed:
		(1)  Chapter 337, Acts of the 58th Legislature, Regular 
Session, 1963;      
		(2)  Chapter 582, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular 
Session, 1971; and  
		(3)  Chapter 271, Acts of the 66th Legislature, Regular 
Session, 1979.      
	SECTION 5.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  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, 2005.