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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the territory of the Culberson County Groundwater |
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Conservation District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 1075, Acts of the 75th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 1997, is amended by adding Section 3A to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 3A. In addition to the portions of Culberson County |
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included in the boundaries of the district on August 31, 2007, the |
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boundaries of the district include all of the remaining territory |
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in Culberson County. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The annexation under Section 3A, Chapter |
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1075, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, as added |
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by this Act, of the additional territory in Culberson County that |
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was not included in the boundaries of the Culberson County |
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Groundwater Conservation District on August 31, 2007, is subject to |
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ratification at an election held under Section 36.328, Water Code, |
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and this section in which only the voters residing in the territory |
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to be annexed are eligible to vote. |
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(b) The board of directors of the Culberson County |
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Groundwater Conservation District shall hold the ratification |
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election on the first uniform election date that occurs after the |
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effective date of this Act that allows for compliance with the time |
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requirements of the Election Code. |
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(c) If a majority of the voters voting at the ratification |
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election vote in favor of the annexation, the Culberson County |
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Groundwater Conservation District boundaries include all of |
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Culberson County. |
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(d) If a majority of the voters voting at the ratification |
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election do not vote in favor of the annexation, the Culberson |
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County Groundwater Conservation District boundaries are unchanged |
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and this Act expires. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |