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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exemption from certain drainage or stormwater |
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control assessments, charges, or fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 551, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 551.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 551.008. DRAINAGE FEE EXEMPTION: RETENTION SYSTEM. A |
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municipality shall exempt property from an assessment, charge, or |
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fee the municipality imposes on property for drainage or stormwater |
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control, including a charge under Section 552.047, if the property |
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has a retention pond or other retention device that benefits the |
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municipality by preventing the necessity for municipal |
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expenditures for drainage or stormwater control in the property's |
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location. The amount of the exemption must be at least equal to the |
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amount by which the municipality is benefited. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 561, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 561.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 561.011. DRAINAGE FEE EXEMPTION: RETENTION SYSTEM. A |
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county shall exempt property from an assessment, charge, or fee the |
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county imposes on property for drainage or stormwater control if |
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the property has a retention pond or other retention device that |
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benefits the county by preventing the necessity for county |
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expenditures for drainage or stormwater control in the property's |
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location. The amount of the exemption must be at least equal to the |
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amount by which the county is benefited. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter H, Chapter 49, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 49.2126 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 49.2126. DRAINAGE FEE EXEMPTION: RETENTION SYSTEM. A |
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district shall exempt property from an assessment, charge, or fee |
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the district imposes on property for drainage or stormwater control |
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if the property has a retention pond or other retention device that |
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benefits the district by preventing the necessity for district |
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expenditures for drainage or stormwater control in the property's |
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location. The amount of the exemption must be at least equal to the |
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amount by which the district is benefited. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an assessment, fee, or charge that becomes due on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An assessment, fee, or charge that |
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becomes due before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |