By: Fraser S.B. No. 1498
(In the Senate - Filed March 10, 2005; March 21, 2005, read
first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental
Relations; April 18, 2005, reported adversely, with favorable
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0;
April 18, 2005, sent to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1498 By: Wentworth
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the requirement for water district consent to certain
actions by municipalities that provide law enforcement or fire
protection services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 49, Water Code, is amended
by adding Section 49.237 to read as follows:
Sec. 49.237. DISTRICT CONSENT REQUIREMENT. (a) This
section applies only to a district that:
(1) provides potable water or sewer service;
(2) contracts for or employs peace officers;
(3) maintains a fire department;
(4) has within its boundaries:
(A) a private airport with a runway exceeding
5,900 feet in length; and
(B) a hotel; and
(5) is located in two counties.
(b) The area within a district described by Subsection (a)
may not be included without the consent of the district in the
boundaries of a municipality that provides law enforcement or fire
protection services.
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.
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