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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties and annexation of the Venable |
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Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Denton County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 6, Chapter 8469 Special |
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District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER F. ANNEXATION BY CITY |
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Sec. 8469.251. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, if all |
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of the territory of the district is annexed by the city into the |
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corporate limits of the city before the date of the election held to |
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confirm the creation of the district and the district is confirmed |
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at that election pursuant to Section 8469.106(h),the district may |
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not be dissolved and continues in existence following annexation |
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until: |
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(1) water, sanitary sewer, and drainage improvements |
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and roads have been constructed to serve at least 90 percent of the |
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territory of the district capable of development; or |
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(2) the board adopts a resolution consenting to the |
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dissolution of the district. |
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(b) After annexation by the city: |
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(1) the district may not impose an ad valorem tax;
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(21) the district may impose a special assessment in |
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the manner provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government |
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Code; and |
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(32) |
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Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not |
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apply to the district. |
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(bc) Notwithstanding Section 54.016(f)(2), Water Code, an |
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allocation agreement between the city and the district that |
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provides for the allocation of the taxes or revenues of the district |
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and the city following the date of inclusion of the district's |
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territory in the corporate limits of the city may provide that the |
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total annual ad valorem taxes collected by the city and the district |
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from taxable property within the city's corporate limits may exceed |
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the city's ad valorem tax on that property. |
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SECTION 2. (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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |