By: Swinford (Senate Sponsor - Seliger) H.B. No. 679
         (In the Senate - Received from the House March 19, 2007;
  March 29, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on
  Intergovernmental Relations; April 30, 2007, reported favorably by
  the following vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0; April 30, 2007, sent to
  printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the validation of governmental acts and proceedings of
  the Downtown Midland Management District.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  (a)  All governmental acts and proceedings of the
  Downtown Midland Management District on or after June 19, 2005, and
  before April 1, 2007, including acts and proceedings related to the
  purchase or sale of real property by the district, are validated as
  of the dates on which they occurred.
         (b)  This section does not apply to any matter that on the
  effective date of this Act:
               (1)  is involved in litigation if the litigation
  ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court
  judgment; or
               (2)  has been held invalid by a final court judgment.
         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, 2007.
 
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