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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain development agreements that guarantee the |
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continuation of the extraterritorial status of the area subject to |
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the agreement for municipal annexation purposes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.035, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (c-1) and |
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(c-2) to read as follows: |
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(c) Subject to Subsections (c-1) and (c-2), for [For] |
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purposes of Section 43.021(2) or another law, including a municipal |
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charter or ordinance, relating to municipal authority to annex an |
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area adjacent to the municipality, an area adjacent or contiguous |
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to an area that is the subject of a development agreement described |
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by Subsection (b)(1) is considered adjacent or contiguous to the |
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municipality. |
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(c-1) The execution of a development agreement described by |
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Subsection (b)(1) does not extend the extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction of the municipality that is a party to the agreement. |
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(c-2) An area subject to a development agreement described |
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by Subsection (b)(1) may not be considered for the purposes of |
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calculating the width of an area under Section 43.054 or municipal |
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territory under Section 43.0545. |
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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 December 1, 2017. |