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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sunset review of certain municipally owned water |
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utilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. SUNSET ACT. Chapter 325, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 325.027 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 325.027. MUNICIPALLY OWNED WATER UTILITIES SUBJECT TO |
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REVIEW. (a) The municipally owned water utility listed in |
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Subsection (b) is subject to a limited review under this chapter as |
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if it were a state agency but may not be abolished. |
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(b) This section applies to the San Antonio Water System. |
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(c) The limited review under this chapter must assess the |
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municipally owned water utility's: |
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(1) governance; |
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(2) management; |
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(3) operating structure; and |
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(4) compliance with legislative requirements. |
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(d) The municipally owned water utility reviewed by the |
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commission under this section may not be required to conduct a |
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management audit under Chapter 292, Title 30, Texas Administrative |
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Code. |
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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 September 1, 2017. |