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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain exemptions from ad valorem taxes imposed by the |
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Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 3.0111(f) and (h), Chapter 966, Acts of |
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the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, are amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(f) The district may adopt rules providing for granting |
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exemptions [shall grant an exemption or other relief] from ad |
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valorem taxes on property on which a water conservation initiative |
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has been implemented as provided by Section 11.32, Tax Code. [The
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district shall adopt rules to implement this Subsection.
A retail
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public utility shall receive the same exemption or relief from ad
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valorem taxes on property as any other customer of the district
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would receive.] |
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(h) The total amount of the exemption [or other relief] from |
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ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-half of the tax imposed [levied] |
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by the district. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 11(f) and (i), Chapter 1349, Acts of the |
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77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, are amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(f) The district may [shall] adopt rules providing for |
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granting exemptions from ad valorem taxes on property on which a |
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water conservation initiative has been implemented as provided by |
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[.
The rules adopted by the district must be consistent with the
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rules adopted by the comptroller to implement] Section 11.32, Tax |
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Code. |
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(i) The total amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxes |
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may [shall] not exceed one-half of the tax imposed by the district. |
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SECTION 3. The following laws are repealed: |
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(1) Section 3.0111(g), Chapter 966, Acts of the 77th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2001; and |
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(2) Sections 11(g) and (h), Chapter 1349, Acts of the |
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77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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ad valorem taxes imposed by the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation |
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District for a tax year beginning on or after January 1, 2010. |
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SECTION 5. (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 6. 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. |
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