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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transference of certain territory from one |
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groundwater conservation district to another. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 36, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subchapter J-1 to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER J-1. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN TERRITORY |
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Sec. 36.341. PETITION TO TRANSFER. The owner of a parcel of |
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land that is greater than 1,000 acres in area and is included in the |
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territory of two or more groundwater conservation districts by a |
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petition presented to the districts may request that the districts |
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transfer portions of their territories as necessary for the entire |
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parcel to be included in the territory of a single district. |
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Sec. 36.342. CONTENTS OF PETITION. A petition submitted |
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under this subchapter must: |
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(1) accurately describe the boundaries of the parcel; |
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and |
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(2) provide a statement from a district that is |
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proposed to receive the portion of the parcel that the district is |
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willing to accept the land into its territory. |
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Sec. 36.343. ACTIONS ON RECEIVING PETITION. (a) Each |
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district on receiving a petition under this subchapter shall |
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undertake to enter into an agreement with the other district or |
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districts to effectuate the transfer of territory as requested and |
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within a reasonable period of time. If a district from which |
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territory is to be removed under this section has outstanding debt |
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or obligations, that district and the district to which the |
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territory is to be added shall enter into an agreement that ensures |
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that the debts of the originating district are not impaired by the |
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transfer of the territory. |
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(b) On entering the agreement, the districts shall adopt a |
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joint resolution approving the petition. The resolution must |
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provide the date on which the transfer is to be effective. On that |
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date, the requested land is annexed to the territory of the district |
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that is proposed to receive the land. |
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Sec. 36.344. NOTIFICATION OF COMMISSION. Each district |
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that adds or removes territory under this subchapter shall notify |
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the commission of the change in territory. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |