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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a limitation of authority of a gas or electric |
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corporation in the acquisition of land designated as a reservoir. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 181.007, Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 181.007. AUTHORITY TO HOLD LAND OR OTHER PROPERTY. (a) |
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A gas or electric corporation has the power to own, hold, or use |
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land, a right-of-way, an easement, a franchise, or a building or |
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other structure as necessary for the purpose of the corporation. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a gas or electric |
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corporation may not construct a transmission line on or adjacent to |
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any land designated by the legislature as a site of unique value for |
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the construction of a reservoir under Section 16.051, Water Code. |
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If the exercise of such authority in violation of this Subsection |
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requires the removal, reconstruction, or relocation of a |
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transmission line of the corporation in order to construct or |
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operate a designated reservoir, the gas or electric corporation |
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shall bear the cost and there shall be no liability for the sponsor |
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of the reservoir. |
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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, 2011. |