By:  Fraser                                                       S.B. No. 1498


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the provision of law enforcement and fire protection 
within certain districts providing potable water or sewer service.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 49, Water Code, is amended by adding 
Section 49.446 to read as follows:
	Sec. 49.466.  Law Enforcement and Fire Protection in Certain 
Districts.
	(a)  This section applies only to a district which (i) 
contracts for or employs peace officers, (ii) maintains a fire 
department, (iii) has within its boundaries a private airport with 
a runway exceeding 5900 feet in length, (iv) has a hotel within its 
boundaries, and (v) is located in two counties.
	(b)  The area within a district described in Subsection (a) 
may not be included within the boundaries of a political 
subdivision that provides law enforcement or fire protection 
services other than the counties it is located without the consent 
of the district.
	SECTION 2.  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.