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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to elections to confirm the creation of certain water |
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districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 53, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 53.0201 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 53.0201. REGISTERED VOTERS REQUIRED FOR CONFIRMATION |
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ELECTION. (a) If, under Section 53.020, the commissioners court |
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grants a petition to create a district, the district may be created |
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only if at least 40 registered voters reside in the district on the |
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date of the election held to confirm the district's creation. |
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(b) This section prevails over a conflicting or |
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inconsistent provision of a special or local law that governs a |
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specific district. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 54, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 54.0211 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 54.0211. REGISTERED VOTERS REQUIRED FOR CONFIRMATION |
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ELECTION. (a) If, under Section 54.021, the commission grants a |
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petition to create a district, the district may be created only if |
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at least 40 registered voters reside in the district on the date of |
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the election held to confirm the district's creation. |
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(b) This section prevails over a conflicting or |
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inconsistent provision of a special or local law that governs a |
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specific district. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 53.0201 and 54.0211, Water Code, as |
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added by this Act, apply only to a district for which a petition is |
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granted on or after the effective date of this Act. A district for |
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which a petition is granted before the effective date of this Act is |
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subject to the law in effect when the petition is granted, and that |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |