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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of an infrastructure improvement |
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council by the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority; providing |
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authority to impose a voluntary assessment. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1.01, Chapter 385, Acts of the 78th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, is amended by adding |
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Subdivision (4-b) to read as follows: |
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(4-b) "Council" means the council established under |
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Section 1B.01 of this Act. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 385, Acts of the 78th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2003, is amended by adding Article IB to read as |
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follows: |
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ARTICLE IB. INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL |
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Sec. 1B.01. INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL. (a) The |
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board shall establish an infrastructure improvement council in |
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connection with the implementation of infrastructure improvement |
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projects within the authority's territory. |
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(b) The board shall set, according to a formula determined |
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by the board, an annual voluntary assessment. Revenue from the |
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assessment imposed under this subsection shall be deposited to the |
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credit of an infrastructure improvement fund to be administered by |
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the council. After the board sets the formula used to determine the |
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assessment, the assessment may be modified only by the council. |
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(c) A member of the conference that pays the voluntary |
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assessment under Subsection (b) shall appoint a representative to |
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serve as a member of the council. |
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(d) The council may apply for financial assistance under |
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Subchapters G and H, Chapter 15, Water Code, and may implement |
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infrastructure improvement projects approved by the council under |
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this article. |
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(e) The council shall study the viability of each |
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infrastructure improvement project requested by council members to |
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determine whether an infrastructure improvement project is |
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eligible to receive financial assistance from the council. |
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(f) Only members of the council are eligible to receive |
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financial assistance from the council for infrastructure |
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improvement projects under this article. |
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(g) The council shall establish procedures to govern the |
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council. |
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(h) The council may: |
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(1) hire employees to implement this section; and |
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(2) engage in infrastructure improvement projects |
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without board approval. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3545 was passed by the House on April |
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23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3545 on May 21, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 7, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3545 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 20, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |