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AN ACT
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relating to the imposition of a criminal penalty for the violation |
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of a rule adopted or order issued under the Flood Control and |
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Insurance Act in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.3221(a), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this |
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subchapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this subchapter |
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in regard to a property located in a county with a population of |
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more than 75,000. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a violation committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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A violation committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the violation was |
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committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. For purposes of this section, a violation was committed |
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before the effective date of this Act if any element of the |
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violation occurred before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2334 was passed by the House on May 4, |
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2017, by the following vote: Yeas 101, Nays 43, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2334 was passed by the Senate on May |
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23, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 5. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |