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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties of the Bastrop County Water |
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Control and Improvement District No. 2. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11001.007, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11001.007. MONTHLY CHARGES. (a) The board by |
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resolution may impose a monthly charge in an amount not to exceed |
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$15 [of five dollars] for each developed or undeveloped lot, tract, |
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or reserve in the district. |
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(a-1) The board may not increase the monthly charge for a |
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developed or undeveloped lot, tract, or reserve in the district by |
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more than $3 in any calendar year. The board may grant an exemption |
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to an increase in the monthly charge to the owner of a lot, tract, or |
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reserve in the district who: |
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(1) is 65 years of age or older and who uses the lot, |
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tract, or reserve as a residence; or |
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(2) has been determined to have a disability by and has |
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written documentation of the disability from the United States |
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Social Security Administration or the United States Department of |
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Veterans Affairs. |
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(b) Money received from the monthly charge may [must] be |
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used only for: |
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(1) constructing, maintaining, or repairing public |
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streets or roadways in the district; or |
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(2) purchasing equipment necessary to maintain or |
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repair public streets or roadways in the district. |
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(c) Of the money received under Subsection (a) each fiscal |
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year: |
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(1) not more than 10 percent may be used for |
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administrative purposes; and |
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(2) not less [more] than 15 percent shall [may] be used |
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for road maintenance. |
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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. |