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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers of the North Fort Bend Water Authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 8813.007, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Chapter 36, Water Code, does not apply to the authority. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 8813, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8813.120 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 8813.120. ACTION AGAINST PERSON, DISTRICT, OR |
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POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. (a) The authority may bring an action in a |
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district court against a person, including a district or other |
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political subdivision located in the authority's territory or |
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included in the authority's groundwater reduction plan, to: |
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(1) recover any fees, rates, charges, assessments, |
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collection expenses, attorney's fees, interest, penalties, or |
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administrative penalties due the authority; or |
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(2) enforce the authority's rules or orders. |
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(b) Governmental immunity from suit or liability of a |
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district or other political subdivision is waived for the purposes |
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of an action under this section. |
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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. |