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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the name, governing body, and boundaries of the |
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Tri-County Groundwater Conservation District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 1, Chapter 1331, Acts of |
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the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The following groundwater conservation districts are |
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created: |
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(1) Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District; |
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(2) Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District; |
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(3) Crossroads Groundwater Conservation District; |
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(4) Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; |
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(5) Lone Wolf Groundwater Conservation District; |
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(6) Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District; |
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(7) McMullen Groundwater Conservation District; |
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(8) Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District; |
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(9) Red Sands Groundwater Conservation District; |
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(10) Refugio Groundwater Conservation District; |
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(11) Southeast Trinity Groundwater Conservation |
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District; and |
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(12) Texana Groundwater Conservation District[; and
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[(13) Tri-County Groundwater Conservation District]. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 2, Chapter 1331, Acts of |
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the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The boundaries of the following groundwater |
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conservation districts are coextensive with county boundaries as |
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follows: |
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(1) the boundaries of the Cow Creek Groundwater |
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Conservation District are coextensive with the boundaries of |
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Kendall County; |
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(2) the boundaries of the Brazos Valley Groundwater |
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Conservation District are coextensive with the boundaries of |
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Robertson and Brazos Counties; |
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(3) the boundaries of the Crossroads Groundwater |
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Conservation District are coextensive with the boundaries of |
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Victoria County; |
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(4) the boundaries of the Lone Wolf Groundwater |
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Conservation District are coextensive with the boundaries of |
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Mitchell County; |
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(5) the boundaries of the Lost Pines Groundwater |
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Conservation District are coextensive with the boundaries of |
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Bastrop and Lee Counties, but if the voters of only one county |
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confirm the creation of the district under Section 10 of this Act, |
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the boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries |
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of that county; |
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(6) the boundaries of the McMullen Groundwater |
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Conservation District are coextensive with the boundaries of |
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McMullen County; |
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(7) the boundaries of the Middle Pecos Groundwater |
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Conservation District are coextensive with the boundaries of Pecos |
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County; |
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(8) the boundaries of the Refugio Groundwater |
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Conservation District are coextensive with the boundaries of |
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Refugio County; and |
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(9) the boundaries of the Texana Groundwater |
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Conservation District are coextensive with the boundaries of |
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Jackson County[; and
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[(10)
the boundaries of the Tri-County Groundwater
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Conservation District are coextensive with the boundaries of Foard,
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Hardeman, and Wilbarger Counties]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 2, Chapter 1352, Acts of the 77th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2. DEFINITION. In this Act, "district" means the |
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Gateway [Tri-County] Groundwater Conservation District. |
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SECTION 4. Section 3, Chapter 1352, Acts of the 77th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 3. BOUNDARIES. (a) The boundaries of the district are |
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coextensive with the boundaries of Foard and[,] Hardeman[, and
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Wilbarger] counties. |
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(b) The district may add territory to the district as |
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provided by Chapter 36, Water Code. |
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SECTION 5. Subsection (a), Section 4, Chapter 1352, Acts of |
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the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, |
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authority, functions, and duties provided by the general law of |
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this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to |
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groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, |
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Article XVI, Texas Constitution. This Act prevails over any |
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provision of general law that is in conflict or inconsistent with |
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this Act[, including any provision of Chapter 1331, Acts of the 76th
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1999 (Senate Bill No. 1911)]. |
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SECTION 6. Subsection (a), Section 5, Chapter 1352, Acts of |
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the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The district is governed by a board of [six] directors |
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in the manner provided by Section 36.051, Water Code. |
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SECTION 7. Subsection (a), Section 7, Chapter 1352, Acts of |
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the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The commissioners court of each county in the district |
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shall appoint an equal number of [two] directors. |
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SECTION 8. Part 12, Chapter 966, Acts of the 77th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, and Section 1, Subsection (b), |
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Section 4, Subsection (b), Section 5, Section 6, Subsections (b) |
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and (c), Section 7, and Section 8, Chapter 1352, Acts of the 77th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, are repealed. |
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SECTION 9. The board of directors of the Gateway |
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Groundwater Conservation District shall hold an election under |
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Section 36.328, Water Code, to annex territory to the district. If |
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a majority of voters in the territory to be annexed vote in favor of |
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the proposition: |
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(1) the territory is annexed; and |
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(2) the commissioners court of each county added to |
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the district by the annexation shall appoint the appropriate number |
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of directors, in accordance with Subsection (a), Section 7, Chapter |
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1352, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001. |
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SECTION 10. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives within the required time. |
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(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled |
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and accomplished. |
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SECTION 11. This Act takes effect immediately if it |
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receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate |
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effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |