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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transfer of the assets of and the dissolution of the |
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Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: |
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(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. |
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(2) "City" means the City of Sugar Land. |
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(3) "District" means the Fort Bend County Water |
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Control and Improvement District No. 1. |
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SECTION 2. TRANSFER OF ASSETS. (a) On the effective date |
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of this Act, the district shall transfer the assets, debts, and |
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contractual rights and obligations of the district to the city and |
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provide notices and make recordings of the transfer required by the |
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Water Code and general law. |
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(b) The transfer described by Subsection (a) of this section |
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is subject to the passage by the city's city council of a resolution |
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accepting the transfer and relieving the district of its |
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contractual obligation to provide water to the city. |
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(c) On the date of the dissolution of the district, |
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ownership of Certificate of Adjudication No. 11-5170, including any |
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attachments to the certificate, transfers to the city. |
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SECTION 3. DISSOLUTION. (a) Not later than the 30th day |
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after the effective date of the city's resolution accepting the |
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transfer under this Act, the board shall commence dissolution |
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proceedings of the district. |
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(b) The board shall notify the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality of the dissolution of the district and the |
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transfer of Certificate of Adjudication No. 11-5170 to the city. |
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(c) On receipt of notice under Subsection (b) of this |
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section, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall note |
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in its records that Certificate of Adjudication No. 11-5170 is |
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owned by the city. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
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shall, as a ministerial act, transfer the certificate to the city |
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without further application, notice, or hearing. A person, party, |
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or entity does not have any right of protest, objection, or |
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administrative review of the transfer prescribed by this Act. |
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(d) The transfer of Certificate of Adjudication No. 11-5170 |
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to the city does not affect or impair the priority, extent, |
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validity, or purpose of the certificate. |
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SECTION 4. EXPIRATION OF ACT. This Act expires September 1, |
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2013. |
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SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |