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AN ACT
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relating to the territory, board, and operation of the Lake Cities |
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Municipal Utility Authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 3(a), Chapter 1137, Acts of the 76th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) LCMUA consists of the territory, as specifically |
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described in the official records of LCMUA, that is contained in the |
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boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of: |
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(1) the City of Lake Dallas; |
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(2) the Town [and that part of the City] of Shady |
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Shores; and |
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(3) the Town of Hickory Creek [specifically described
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in the official records of LCMUA]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 6, Chapter 1137, Acts of the 76th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended by adding Subsection |
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(d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) The director for: |
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(1) place 1 must reside in the City of Lake Dallas or |
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its extraterritorial jurisdiction; |
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(2) place 2 must reside within the boundaries of |
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LCMUA; |
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(3) place 3 must reside in the Town of Shady Shores or |
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its extraterritorial jurisdiction; |
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(4) place 4 must reside within the boundaries of |
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LCMUA; and |
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(5) place 5 must reside in the Town of Hickory Creek or |
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its extraterritorial jurisdiction. |
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SECTION 3. Section 7(a), Chapter 1137, Acts of the 76th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The board shall elect from its number a president and |
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vice president and any other officers the board considers necessary |
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or appropriate. Not more than two officers may reside in the same |
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municipality. |
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SECTION 4. Section 13(d), Chapter 1137, Acts of the 76th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) LCMUA may apply as necessary for any permit, license, or |
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other authorization from the Texas [Natural Resource Conservation] |
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Commission on Environmental Quality or any other regulatory body in |
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order to conduct any of its operations. |
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SECTION 5. Sections 16(c) and (l), Chapter 1137, Acts of the |
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76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, are amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) Bonds shall be issued in the name of Lake Cities |
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Municipal Utility Authority and[,] signed by the president or vice |
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president[, and attested by the secretary] and shall bear the seal, |
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or a facsimile seal, of LCMUA. The facsimile signature of the |
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president or vice president [secretary] or both may be printed or |
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lithographed on the bonds if authorized by the board, and the seal |
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of LCMUA may be impressed, printed, or lithographed on the bonds. |
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(l) Any provision in this Act to the contrary |
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notwithstanding, before issuing any construction bonds, LCMUA |
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shall submit plans, specifications, and other necessary |
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information and documents to the appropriate authorities and shall |
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obtain the necessary permits or other authorizations from the |
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appropriate regulatory bodies, including the Texas [Natural
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Resource Conservation] Commission on Environmental Quality. |
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SECTION 6. Section 7(d), Chapter 1137, Acts of the 76th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is repealed. |
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SECTION 7. Section 6(d-1), Chapter 1137, Acts of the 76th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, as added by this Act, does not |
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affect the entitlement of a member serving on the board of directors |
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of the Lake Cities Municipal Utility Authority immediately before |
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the effective date of this Act to continue to carry out the board's |
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functions for the remainder of the member's term. The changes in |
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law apply only to a member elected on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. This Act does not prohibit a person who is a member of the |
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board on the effective date of this Act from being reelected to the |
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board if the person has the qualifications required for a member |
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under Section 6(d-1), Chapter 1137, Acts of the 76th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 1999, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 8. (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 9. 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. 4176 was passed by the House on May |
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15, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4176 was passed by the Senate on May |
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27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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_____________________ |
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Governor |