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AN ACT
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relating to the territory and board of the Canyon Regional Water |
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Authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1.02(a), Chapter 670, Acts of the 71st |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1989, is amended by adding |
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Subdivision (4-a) to read as follows: |
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(4-a) "Member entity" means an entity, including a |
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water supply corporation, or political subdivision whose territory |
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has been added to the authority by virtue of legislative action or |
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in accordance with the procedures provided for in Section 7.01 and |
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whose territory has not been removed from the authority. |
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SECTION 2. Section 2.03(a), Chapter 670, Acts of the 71st |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1989, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The authority includes all the territory located in the |
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service area of the member entities [Crystal Clear Water Supply
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Corporation, the East Central Water Supply Corporation, the Green
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Valley Water Supply Corporation, and the Springs Hill Water Supply
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Corporation] as provided by their respective certificates of |
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convenience and necessity [issued by the commission]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 3.02, Chapter 670, Acts of the 71st |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1989, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 3.02. QUALIFICATIONS OF TRUSTEES. (a) To be |
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qualified to serve as a trustee, a person must be: |
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(1) at least 18 years old; and |
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(2) a resident of the territory located in the |
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authority. |
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(b) A trustee who also serves on the governing body of a |
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member entity is not a dual officeholder and is not prohibited by |
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the common law doctrine of incompatibility from serving on both the |
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board and the governing body. |
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(c) Service on the board by a public officeholder is an |
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additional duty of that person's office. |
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SECTION 4. Section 4.03(a), Chapter 670, Acts of the 71st |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1989, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain |
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as provided by Section 49.222, Water Code, to acquire by |
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condemnation a fee simple or other interest in property located in |
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the territory of the authority if the property interest is |
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necessary to the exercise of the rights or authority conferred by |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 5. Sections 4.03(b) and (c), Chapter 670, Acts of |
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the 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989, are repealed. |
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SECTION 6. (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 7. 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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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 855 passed the Senate on |
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April 9, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 855 passed the House on |
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May 22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |