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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to municipal authority to regulate wind turbines in the |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 212, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 212.905 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 212.905. EXTENSION OF RULES RELATING TO WIND TURBINES |
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TO EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. The governing body of a |
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municipality by ordinance may extend to the extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction of the municipality the application of municipal |
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ordinances relating to the authorization and development of wind |
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turbines. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2015. |