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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 navigation districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 325, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 325.026 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 325.026. NAVIGATION DISTRICTS SUBJECT TO REVIEW. (a) |
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A navigation district listed in Subsection (b) is subject to a |
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limited review under this chapter as if it were a state agency. |
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(b) This section applies to the: |
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(1) Aransas County Navigation District; |
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(2) Brownsville Navigation District; |
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(3) Calhoun Port Authority; |
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(4) Cedar Bayou Navigation District; |
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(5) Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District; |
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(6) Cypress Valley Navigation District; |
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(7) Galveston County Navigation District No. 1; |
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(8) Jackson County Navigation District; |
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(9) Jefferson County Navigation District; |
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(10) Matagorda County Navigation District No. 1; |
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(11) Orange County Navigation and Port District; |
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(12) Port Freeport; |
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(13) Port Isabel San Benito Navigation District; |
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(14) Port of Bay City Authority; |
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(15) Port of Beaumont Navigation District; |
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(16) Port of Corpus Christi Authority; |
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(17) Port of Harlingen Authority; |
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(18) Port of Houston Authority of Harris County; |
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(19) Port of Port Arthur Navigation District; |
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(20) Refugio County Navigation District; |
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(21) Sabine Neches Navigation District of Jefferson |
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County, Texas; |
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(22) Sabine Pass Port Authority; |
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(23) San Patricio County Navigation District No. 1; |
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(24) Victoria County Navigation District; |
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(25) West Side Calhoun County Navigation District; and |
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(26) Willacy County Navigation District. |
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(c) The limited review under this chapter must assess each |
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navigation district'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 and the |
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Texas Constitution. |
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(d) A navigation district shall pay the cost incurred by the |
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commission in performing the review. The commission shall |
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determine the cost, and the district shall pay the amount promptly |
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on receipt of a statement from the commission detailing the cost. |
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(e) The commission shall establish a schedule for reviewing |
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navigation districts under this section so that the first review of |
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each district is completed not later than January 1, 2023. |
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(f) Each district shall be reviewed every 12th year after |
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the first review. |
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(g) A navigation district is abolished on September 1 of the |
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year in which the district's review is put before the legislature |
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unless the district is continued by an act of the legislature. |
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(h) Together with the commission's report on each |
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navigation district reviewed under this section, the commission |
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shall include recommendations regarding issues raised by the |
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abolishment of the district if the district is not continued by an |
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act of the legislature, including recommendations for legislation |
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concerning wrapping up the business of the district. |
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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. |