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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the abolition of wind erosion conservation districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 202, Agriculture Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The State Soil and Water Conservation Board |
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shall proceed with the dissolution of each wind erosion |
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conservation district in this state as soon as possible. |
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(b) The board shall conduct an inventory of the assets of |
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each wind erosion conservation district and determine the debt owed |
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by each district. |
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(c) The board shall control and administer the property, |
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funds, and other assets and the debts of each wind erosion |
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conservation district until all assets have been disposed of and |
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all debts, including outstanding bonds, of each district have been |
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paid or settled. |
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(d) After the board has paid all debts and has disposed of |
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all assets of a wind erosion conservation district as prescribed by |
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this section, the board shall: |
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(1) transfer to the county where the district is |
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located all net proceeds of the disposal of the assets; and |
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(2) file a written report with the commissioners court |
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of the county setting forth a summary of the board's actions in |
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dissolving the district. |
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(e) Not later than the 10th day after the date the |
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commissioners court receives the report under Subsection (d)(2) of |
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this section and determines that the requirements of this section |
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have been fulfilled, the commissioners court shall enter an order |
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dissolving the district. |
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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. |