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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of certain regional planning |
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commissions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 391.003, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), any [Any] |
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combination of counties or municipalities or of counties and |
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municipalities may agree, by ordinance, resolution, rule, order, or |
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other means, to establish a commission. |
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(a-1) A county with a population of 240,000 or more that |
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borders the Gulf of Mexico may agree to establish a commission as |
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provided by Subsection (a) only with: |
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(1) counties with a population of less than 3.3 |
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million that are located within 100 miles of the Gulf of Mexico; |
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(2) municipalities located wholly within a county |
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described by Subdivision (1); or |
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(3) counties and municipalities described by |
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Subdivisions (1) and (2). |
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SECTION 2. Not later than November 1, 2009, any county |
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described by Section 391.003(a-1), Local Government Code, as added |
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by this Act, participating in a regional planning commission that |
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does not comply with Section 391.003(a-1), Local Government Code, |
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as added by this Act, shall withdraw from the commission. |
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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, 2009. |