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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sunset review of certain river authorities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. SUNSET ACT. Chapter 325, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 325.025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 325.025. CERTAIN RIVER AUTHORITIES AND OTHER WATER |
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AUTHORITIES SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND ABOLISHMENT. (a) A river |
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authority or water authority listed in Subsection (b) is subject to |
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review under this chapter as if it were a state agency. |
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(b) This section applies only to the: |
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(1) Brazos River Authority; |
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(2) Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority; and |
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(3) Lower Colorado River Authority. |
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(c) A river authority or water authority shall pay the cost |
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incurred by the commission in performing a review of the authority |
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under this section. The commission shall determine the cost, and |
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the authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a |
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statement from the commission detailing the cost. |
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SECTION 2. BRAZOS RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 8502, Special |
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District Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8502.0021 to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 8502.0021. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The authority |
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is subject to review for the purposes of Chapter 325, Government |
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Code, but may not be abolished under that chapter. The review shall |
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be conducted as if the authority were scheduled to be abolished |
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September 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 3. GUADALUPE-BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 75, |
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Acts of the 43rd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1933, is amended |
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by adding Section 1A to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1A. The District is subject to review for the purposes |
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of Chapter 325, Government Code, but may not be abolished under that |
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chapter. The review shall be conducted as if the District were |
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scheduled to be abolished September 1, 2015. |
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SECTION 4. LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY. Chapter 8503, |
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Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section |
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8503.0021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8503.0021. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The authority |
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is subject to review for the purposes of Chapter 325, Government |
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Code, but may not be abolished under that chapter. The review shall |
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be conducted as if the authority were scheduled to be abolished |
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September 1, 2011. |
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SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |