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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a county to acquire, own, and operate a |
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water or sewer utility system within a municipality with the |
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approval of the municipality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 412.016, Local |
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Government Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A county may acquire, own, finance, operate, or contract |
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for the operation of[,] a water or sewer utility system to serve an |
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unincorporated area of the county or, with the approval of the |
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governing body of the municipality, to serve all or a part of the |
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area within a municipality, in the same manner and under the same |
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regulations as a municipality under Chapter 402. The county must |
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comply with all provisions of Chapter 13, Water Code, that apply to |
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a municipality. [However, a county with a population of 2.8 million
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or more and any adjoining county may, with the municipality's
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approval, serve an area within a municipality.] |
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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. |