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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties of a county or municipality to |
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impose taxes on behalf of a navigation district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 62.160, Water Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 62.160. MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) The commissioners |
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courts of the respective counties inside each district may, and on |
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request by the district, shall, levy and have assessed and |
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collected for the maintenance, operation, and upkeep of the |
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district and the improvements constructed by the district an annual |
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tax not to exceed 10 cents on the $100 valuation on all property |
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inside the district. |
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(b) The governing bodies of the respective municipalities |
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inside each district may, and on request of the district, shall, |
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levy and have assessed and collected for the maintenance, |
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operation, and upkeep of the district and the improvements |
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constructed by the district an annual tax not to exceed 10 cents on |
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the $100 valuation on all property inside the district. |
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(c) The district on behalf of which a tax is collected under |
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Subsections (a) and (b) shall pay the costs of levying, assessing, |
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and collecting the tax. |
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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. |