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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the substitution of land within the boundaries of the |
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Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 159 after |
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the approval or issuance of district bonds payable wholly or partly |
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from taxes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle I, Title 6, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Chapter 9069 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 9069. HARRIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT |
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NO. 159 |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 9069.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" |
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means the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. |
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159. |
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Sec. 9069.002. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT. (a) |
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The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit. |
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(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of a |
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water control and improvement district as provided by general law |
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and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. |
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SUBCHAPTER B. SUBSTITUTION OF LAND |
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Sec. 9069.051. SUBSTITUTING LAND OF AT LEAST EQUAL VALUE. |
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After the district is organized and has obtained voter approval for |
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the issuance of, or has sold, bonds payable wholly or partly from ad |
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valorem taxes, land within the district boundaries subject to |
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taxation that does not need or utilize the services of the district |
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may be excluded and other land not within the boundaries of the |
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district may be included within the boundaries of the district |
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without impairment of the security for payment of the bonds or |
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invalidation of any prior bond election, as provided by this |
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section and Sections 54.740 through 54.747, Water Code. |
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Sec. 9069.052. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter |
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shall be construed to supplement and not to supplant the provisions |
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of general law applicable to the exclusion of land from the district |
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or the inclusion of land within the district. |
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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 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. |
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