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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements governing municipal consent to the |
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creation or expansion of certain water districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 54.016, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (i) to read as follows: |
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(i) A city may provide in its written consent to the |
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inclusion of land in a district that a district water facility that |
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serves land developed and subdivided in to lots of less that one |
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acre must meet the fire flow requirements adopted by the city. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a political subdivision that adds land on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. A political subdivision that adds land before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the land was added, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |