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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Sienna Plantation Levee Improvement District of |
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Fort Bend County, Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 1 and 8, Chapter 986, Acts of the 78th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, are amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1. AUTHORITY. The Sienna Plantation Levee |
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Improvement District of Fort Bend County, Texas, is a conservation |
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and reclamation district created under the authority of Section 59, |
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Article XVI, and Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution. It is |
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granted road utility district authority under Section 52(b)(3), |
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Article III, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 441, Transportation |
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Code, including the authority to repair and maintain streets and |
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roadways in the district. In addition, the district has the powers |
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of a metropolitan rapid transit authority under Section 451.065, |
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Transportation Code, provided, however, that Section 451.065(d), |
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Transportation Code, shall not apply to the district. |
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Sec. 8. BONDS. (a) The district may issue bonds, notes, |
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and other obligations secured by revenues or contract payments from |
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any lawful source other than ad valorem taxation without an |
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election. The district may issue bonds, notes, and other |
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obligations secured in whole or in part by ad valorem taxation, and |
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levy ad valorem taxes for the payment thereof, only if the issuance |
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is approved by a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district |
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voting at an election called and held for that purpose. |
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(b) The outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, and |
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other obligations issued to finance parks and recreational |
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facilities supported by ad valorem taxation may not exceed an |
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amount equal to two percent of the taxable property in the district. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The legislature validates and confirms all |
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acts and proceedings of the board of directors of the Sienna |
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Plantation Levee Improvement District of Fort Bend County, Texas, |
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that were taken before the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to any |
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matter that on the 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 |
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judgment of a court; or |
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(2) has been held invalid by a final judgment of a |
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court. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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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 4. 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 September 1, 2017. |
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