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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 |
By: Uresti |
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Amend H.B. No. 3475 (House Engrossment) as follows: |
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(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, on page , line , strike |
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"is" and substitute with "and a national recreation are". |
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(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in proposed Section 412.017, |
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Local Government Code, strike Subsection (b) (page , |
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lines - ), and substitute the following: |
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(b) The commissioners court of a county to which this |
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section applies may acquire, construct, or operate a water supply |
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system or a sewage system to serve unincorporated areas of the |
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county. |
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(3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in proposed Section 412.017, |
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Local Government Code (page , between lines and ), insert |
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the following: |
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(g) This section does not authorize a county to sell water |
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for a purpose other than for local use. |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain counties to acquire, |
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construct, or operate a water supply system or sewage system and own |
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or operate a utility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 412, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 412.017 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 412.017. WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE SYSTEM FOR CERTAIN |
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BORDER COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a county: |
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(1) that is located adjacent to an international |
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border; and |
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(2) in which a military installation is located. |
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(b) The commissioners court of a county to which this |
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section applies may acquire, construct, or operate a water supply |
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system or sewage system to serve: |
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(1) unincorporated areas of the county; and |
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(2) areas initially included in a municipality on or |
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after September 1, 2007, in which the municipality does not provide |
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water or sewer services. |
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(c) The county may enter a management or lease agreement |
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with another public or private entity for the operation of a county |
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water or sewage system acquired or constructed under this section. |
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(d) The county may apply for and receive grants or other |
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assistance from a state or federal governmental entity to implement |
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this section. |
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(e) The county may own, operate, or maintain a water or |
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sewer utility in the same manner as a municipality under Chapter |
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402. |
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(f) A county may not construct, operate, or maintain a water |
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supply system or sewage system in an area previously served by the |
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county's water supply or sewage system after the area is annexed by |
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a municipality and the municipality begins providing to the area |
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water or sewer services previously provided by the county. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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