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AN ACT
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relating to powers of the North Harris County Regional Water |
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Authority relating to certain wells. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 4.03, Chapter 1029, Acts of the 76th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended by adding Subsection |
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(e) to read as follows: |
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(e) Notwithstanding any other law, the authority may impose |
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a charge under Subsection (b) on a well or class of wells located |
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within the boundaries of the authority that, on or after June 30, |
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2013: |
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(1) ceases to be subject to a groundwater reduction |
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requirement imposed by the subsidence district; or |
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(2) is no longer subject to the regulatory provisions, |
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permitting requirements, or jurisdiction of the subsidence |
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district. |
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SECTION 2. The North Harris County Regional Water Authority |
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retains all rights, powers, privileges, authorities, duties, and |
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functions that it had before the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The legislature validates and confirms all |
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governmental acts and proceedings of the North Harris County |
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Regional Water Authority that were taken before the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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(b) This section does not apply to any matter that on the |
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effective date of this Act: |
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(1) is involved in litigation if the litigation |
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ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court |
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judgment; or |
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(2) has been held invalid by a final court judgment. |
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SECTION 4. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives within the required time. |
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(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled |
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and accomplished. |
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SECTION 5. 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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3934 was passed by the House on May |
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10, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3934 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |