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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to municipally owned utility systems; authorizing the |
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imposition of fees by a utility board of trustees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1502.002(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) A municipality may acquire, purchase, construct, |
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improve, enlarge, equip, operate, or maintain any property, |
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including channels or bodies of water known as resacas, interests |
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in property, buildings, structures, activities, services, |
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operations, or other facilities, with respect to: |
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(1) a utility system; |
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(2) a park; or |
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(3) a swimming pool. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1502.057, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The board of trustees having management and control of a |
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utility system located in a county contiguous to the Gulf of Mexico |
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and bordering the United Mexican States may impose and collect the |
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charges authorized under this section for services provided by the |
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utility system. |
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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, 2013. |