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By: Eiland (Senate Sponsor - Jackson) |
H.B. No. 2280 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2011; |
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May 5, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural |
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Resources; May 13, 2011, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 13, 2011, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the permanent advisory committee to |
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advise the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the |
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implementation of the ad valorem tax exemption for pollution |
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control property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.31(n), Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(n) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall |
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establish a permanent advisory committee consisting of |
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representatives of industry, appraisal districts, taxing units, |
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and environmental groups, as well as members who are not |
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representatives of any of those entities but have substantial |
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technical expertise in pollution control technology and |
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environmental engineering, to advise the commission regarding the |
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implementation of this section. At least one member of the advisory |
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committee must be a representative of a school district or junior |
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college district in which property is located that is or previously |
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was subject to an exemption under this section. Chapter 2110, |
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Government Code, does not apply to the size, composition, or |
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duration of the advisory committee. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall |
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appoint one or more representatives of school districts or junior |
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college districts in which property is located that is or |
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previously was subject to an exemption under Section 11.31, Tax |
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Code, to the permanent advisory committee established under |
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Subsection (n) of that section, as amended by this Act. |
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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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