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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an independent review of a proposed facility to supply |
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drinking water requested by certain municipalities and other local |
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governments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 430, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 430.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 430.004. REQUEST FOR INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF PROPOSED |
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FACILITY TO SUPPLY DRINKING WATER. (a) In this section, "facility |
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to supply drinking water" includes an intake facility, a pumping |
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facility, a storage facility, a pipeline, and any other facility to |
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withdraw, transport, or otherwise deliver drinking water. |
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(b) Before a person may begin construction of a facility to |
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supply drinking water with a value greater than $100 million, the |
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person shall: |
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(1) at the request of a municipality or other local |
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government in whose boundaries the facility will be located, |
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contract for an independent review of the facility that examines |
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the scope of the project, the benefits of the facility to the |
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municipality or other local government, and the effect of the |
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facility on the individuals in the municipality or other local |
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government who would be affected by the facility; and |
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(2) provide a copy of the review to the requesting |
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entity and any other local government that may be affected by the |
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facility. |
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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, 2009. |