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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of municipal fire, police, and emergency |
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medical services in an area to be annexed by a municipality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.056, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (p) to |
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read as follows: |
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(f) A service plan may not: |
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(1) require the creation of another political |
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subdivision; |
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(2) require a landowner in the area to fund the capital |
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improvements necessary to provide municipal services in a manner |
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inconsistent with Chapter 395 unless otherwise agreed to by the |
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landowner; or |
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(3) provide services in the area in a manner that would |
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have the effect of reducing by more than a negligible amount the |
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level of fire and police protection and emergency medical services |
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provided within the area [corporate boundaries of the municipality
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before annexation]. |
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(p) An annexation plan that includes the annexation of |
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territory of an emergency services district may provide that the |
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required fire and police protection and emergency medical services |
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in the area of the district be provided by the emergency services |
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district or by cooperation of the municipality and the district. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |