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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Goforth Special Utility District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 7212, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Sections 7212.103 and |
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7212.104 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7212.103. LIMITATION ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The |
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district may not exercise the power of eminent domain in a |
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geographic area outside the boundaries and service area of the |
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district. |
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Sec. 7212.104. PROHIBITION ON CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN WATER |
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TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. The district may not construct a water |
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transportation system designed in whole or in part to transport |
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more than 1,000 gallons of groundwater per day if the |
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transportation system in whole or in part is constructed or to be |
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constructed on a right of way obtained in whole or in part: |
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(1) by exercising the power of eminent domain; or |
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(2) from a state or local governmental entity or a |
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quasi-governmental entity. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |