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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the dissolution of the Rebecca Creek Municipal Utility |
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District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITION; BACKGROUND. (a) In this Act, |
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"district" means the Rebecca Creek Municipal Utility District. |
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(b) On or before January 1, 2015, the district's board of |
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directors sold and transferred substantially all of the district's |
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water utility system assets and used the proceeds from the sale to |
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pay, or arrange for the payment of, all debts and liabilities of the |
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district. |
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SECTION 2. DISTRICT DISSOLUTION. The district's board of |
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directors may adopt a resolution authorizing the dissolution of the |
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district, and the district shall be dissolved in accordance with |
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the terms of that resolution. |
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SECTION 3. VALIDATION; LIMITATION. (a) The legislature |
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validates and confirms all governmental acts and proceedings of the |
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district that were taken before the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) This section does not apply to any matter that on the |
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effective date of this Act: |
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(1) is involved in litigation if the litigation |
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ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court |
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judgment; or |
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(2) has been held invalid by a final court judgment. |
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SECTION 4. NOTICE. (a) The legal notice of the intention |
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to 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 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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