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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to representation in a court proceeding involving a retail |
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public utility providing water or sewer service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.042, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) If a municipality exercises its jurisdiction under |
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Subsection (a), the municipal attorney or other appropriate |
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attorney representing the municipality shall represent the |
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municipality under this chapter in all matters before the state |
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courts and any court of the United States. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act to Section |
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13.042, Water Code, apply only to a court proceeding that commences |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. A court proceeding that |
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commences before the effective date of this Act is subject to the |
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law in effect on the date the proceeding was commenced, and that law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |