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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to allowing the Aransas County Commissioners Court to |
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charge interest on assessments for certain county road |
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improvements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act is enacted under the authority of the |
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legislature to pass local laws for the maintenance of public roads |
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and highways under Section 9(e), Article VIII, Texas Constitution. |
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SECTION 2. Section 253.008, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the [The] |
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commissioners court may not require the payment of interest on an |
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assessment. |
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(d) The Commissioners Court of Aransas County may require |
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the payment of interest on an assessment. |
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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. |