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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on House Bill 1160 (the transfer of a |
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certificate of convenience and necessity in certain |
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municipalities) to consider and take action on the following |
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matter: |
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House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit the |
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committee to change text not in disagreement in proposed Section 1 |
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of the bill, in added Section 552.024(a), Local Government Code, to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies to: |
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(1) a municipality that: |
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(A) has a population of not more than 2,500; |
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(B) is located in a county that: |
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(i) has a population of 1.7 million or more; |
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and |
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(ii) has two municipalities with a |
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population of 300,000 or more; and |
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(C) is served by a public utility that: |
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(i) provides service to the entire |
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municipality; and |
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(ii) charges rates for 5,000 gallons of |
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water for residential customers that are at least 50 percent higher |
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than the rates charged by a municipally owned utility that serves |
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another part of the county in which the municipality is located; and |
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(2) a municipality: |
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(A) with a population of more than 95,000; |
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(B) located in a county that: |
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(i) borders Lake Palestine; and |
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(ii) has a population of more than 200,000; |
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(C) that owns and operates a utility that |
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provides sewer service; and |
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(D) that has an area within the boundaries of the |
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municipality that is certificated to another retail public utility |
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that provides sewer service. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to specify the |
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municipalities to which the added section will apply. |