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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to appointment of a receiver for a water or sewer utility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.412(a), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) At the request of the utility commission or the |
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commission, the attorney general shall bring suit for the |
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appointment of a receiver to collect the assets and carry on the |
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business of a water or sewer utility that: |
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(1) has abandoned operation of its facilities; |
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(2) informs the utility commission or the commission |
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that the owner is abandoning the system; |
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(3) violates a final order of the utility commission |
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or the commission; [or] |
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(4) allows any property owned or controlled by it to be |
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used in violation of a final order of the utility commission or the |
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commission; or |
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(5) violates a final judgment issued by a district |
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court in a suit brought by the attorney general under: |
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(A) this chapter; |
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(B) Chapter 7; or |
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(C) Chapter 341, Health and Safety Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |