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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of a perpetual trust fund for a cemetery by |
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certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 713.008, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 713.008. TERMINATION OF MUNICIPAL TRUST BY CERTAIN |
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MUNICIPALITIES. The governing body of a municipality in a county |
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with a population of at least 128,000 but not more than 300,000 |
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[133,000] may abolish the municipality's perpetual trust fund for a |
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cemetery and use the fund, including both principal and interest, |
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for permanent improvements to the cemetery. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |