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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a petition for the creation of a fresh water supply |
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district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 53.014, Water Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 53.014. REQUISITES OF PETITION. To be sufficient, the |
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petition must: |
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(1) be signed by a majority of the persons who hold |
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title to land in the proposed district that represents a total value |
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of more than 50 percent of the value of all the land in the proposed |
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district as indicated by the appraisal roll of the appraisal |
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district in which the proposed district is located. If there are |
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more than 50 persons holding title to land in the proposed district, |
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the petition is sufficient if signed by 50 of those persons [contain
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the signatures of 50 or a majority of the electors of the proposed
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district who own land in the proposed district]; and |
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(2) state: |
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(A) the boundaries of the proposed district; |
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(B) the general nature of the projects proposed |
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to be done; |
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(C) the necessity for the proposed district; |
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(D) the feasibility of the proposed district; |
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and |
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(E) the proposed name for the district, which |
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must include the name of the county in which it is situated. |
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SECTION 2. Section 53.014, Water Code, as amended by this |
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Act, does not apply to a petition for the creation of a fresh water |
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supply district presented to the commissioners court of a county |
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before September 1, 2007. A petition presented before September 1, |
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2007, is governed by the law as it existed immediately before that |
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date, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |