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By: Bonnen (Senate Sponsor - Janek) |
H.B. No. 1312 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House March 14, 2007; |
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March 29, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Natural Resources; April 18, 2007, reported favorably by the |
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following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; April 18, 2007, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the annexation by certain municipalities of land owned |
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by a navigation district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 43, Local Government Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 43.082 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.082. ANNEXATION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES OF LAND |
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OWNED BY NAVIGATION DISTRICT. A municipality with a population of |
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less than 30,000 that borders the Gulf of Mexico and that seeks to |
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annex land owned by a navigation district operating under Section |
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59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, must have the consent of the |
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district to annex the land. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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