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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Kaufman County Water Control and |
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Improvement District No. 1 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 9002.101, 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. 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. |