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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of Las Lomas Municipal Utility Districts |
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Nos. 3 and 4 of Kaufman County to undertake road projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 8138.102, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection |
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(d) to read as follows: |
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(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, |
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Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, |
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maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads [or
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turnpikes], or improvements in aid of those roads [or turnpikes,
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inside the district]. |
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(d) The district may not exercise the power of eminent |
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domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for a road |
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project authorized by this section. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to Las Lomas Municipal Utility District No. 3 of Kaufman County, Las |
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Lomas Municipal Utility District No. 4 of Kaufman County, and any |
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district created under Subchapter F, Chapter 8138, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, after September 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a road project that obtains consent under Subsection (c), |
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Section 8138.102, Special District Local Laws Code, or a road bond |
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issuance authorized on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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road project that obtains consent under Subsection (c), Section |
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8138.102, Special District Local Laws Code, or a road bond issuance |
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authorized before the effective date of this Act is subject to the |
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law in effect on the date of consent or authorization, and that law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives within the required time. |
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(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled |
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and accomplished. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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