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AN ACT
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relating to the validation of certain governmental acts and |
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proceedings of certain municipalities relating to certain public |
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improvement districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act applies only to a municipality with a |
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population of 500 or less according to the 2000 federal census. |
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SECTION 2. (a) All governmental acts and proceedings of a |
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governing body of a municipality under Subchapter A, Chapter 372, |
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Local Government Code, taken or occurring before the effective date |
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of this Act, to establish a public improvement district, designate |
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improvements, levy assessments, or finance costs of improvements, |
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are validated. |
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(b) This section does not apply to: |
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(1) an act or proceeding the validity of which is the |
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subject of litigation that is pending on the effective date of this |
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Act; or |
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(2) a governmental act or proceeding that, under the |
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law of this state at the time the act or proceeding occurred, was a |
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misdemeanor or a felony. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 707 was passed by the House on April |
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26, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 707 was passed by the Senate on May |
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20, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |