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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the withdrawal of a unit of election from certain |
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regional transportation authorities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 452.659, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and |
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except as otherwise provided by this subsection, in determining the |
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total financial obligation of a withdrawn unit of election to an |
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authority consisting of one subregion governed by a subregional |
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board created under Subchapter N, Subsection (a)(2) does not apply, |
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and the amounts calculated under Subsection (a)(1) do not include |
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any financial, contractual, or other obligations incurred by the |
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authority between the date that an election to withdraw is ordered |
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and the date of the canvass of the election. The subregional board |
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shall determine the total financial obligation of the withdrawn |
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unit of election not later than the 180th day after the date the |
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election is ordered and that determination applies to any election |
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that is held not later than 12 months after the date the board |
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certifies the amount of the total financial obligation of the |
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withdrawn unit of election. This subsection: |
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(1) applies to an election to withdraw that is ordered |
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before, on, or after September 1, 2015; and |
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(2) expires August 31, 2018. |
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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. |