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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on Senate Bill 726 (the creation of the |
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Harrison County and Prairielands Groundwater Conservation |
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Districts, providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds and |
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granting a limited power of eminent domain) to consider and take |
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action on the following matter: |
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House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(2), is suspended to permit the |
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committee to omit text not in disagreement in proposed Section |
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8850.005, Special District Local Laws Code, in both versions of the |
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bill, that reads as follows: |
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Sec. 8850.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY REQUIREMENTS; |
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DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT. (a) On September 1, 2013, the district |
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boundaries must include at least one county adjacent to Harrison |
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County. |
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(b) As soon as practicable after September 1, 2013, the |
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall determine whether |
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the district complies with Subsection (a). |
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(c) If the commission determines that the district does not |
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comply with Subsection (a), the commission shall dissolve the |
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district in accordance with Sections 36.304, 36.305, 36.307, |
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36.308, 36.309, and 36.310, Water Code, regardless of whether the |
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district meets the criteria for dissolution under Section |
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36.304(a), Water Code. |
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(d) This section expires September 1, 2015. |
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Explanation: The omission is necessary because this |
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provision is not essential to the creation, duties, or powers of the |
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district. |