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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of petitions to release an area for |
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certificates of public convenience and necessity for water or sewer |
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services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.254, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (a-12) to read as follows: |
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(a-12) Subsection (a-5) does not apply to a county: |
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(1) with a population of more than 70,000 and less than |
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100,000 and contains a portion of the Colorado River; and |
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(2) that is adjacent to a county with a population of |
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one million or more. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by Section 13.254, Water |
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Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to a petition filed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A petition filed before the |
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effective date of this Act is subject to the law in effect on the |
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date the petition is filed, and that law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |