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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the exemption of the Corpus Christi Aquifer Storage and |
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Recovery Conservation District from certain provisions concerning |
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the desired future conditions of an aquifer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 8811.005, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8811.005. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. (a) Except as |
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otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 36, Water Code, applies |
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to the district. |
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(b) The following provisions of Chapter 36, Water Code, do |
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not apply to the district: |
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(1) Sections 36.063(b) and (c); |
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(2) Sections 36.1071(a)(8) and (e)(3)(A); |
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(3) Sections 36.108(c)(4), (d), (d-1), (d-2), (d-3), |
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and (d-4); |
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(4) Section 36.1083; |
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(5) Section 36.1084; |
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(6) Section 36.1085; and |
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(7) Section 36.1132. |
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(c) An affected person may not file a petition with the |
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Section 36.1082, |
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Water Code, requesting an inquiry in connection with the district |
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for a reason provided by Subsection (b)(4), (5), (6), or (7) of that |
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section. |
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(d) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality may not |
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take action against the district under Section 36.3011, Water Code, |
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based on a finding under Subdivision (4), (5), (6), or (7) of that |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a petition filed under Section 36.1082 or 36.1083, Water Code, on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. A petition filed before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when |
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the petition was filed, and that law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. (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 4. 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. |