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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 and election of the board of |
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directors of the West Travis County Municipal Utility District No. |
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3. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 8440, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8440.052 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 8440.052. ELECTION DATE. The district shall hold an |
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election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the |
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uniform election date prescribed by Section 41.001, Election Code, |
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in November of each even-numbered year. |
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SECTION 2. Section 8440.101, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8440.101. GENERAL [MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT] POWERS |
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AND DUTIES. (a) The district has the rights, powers, privileges, |
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functions, and duties: |
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(1) provided by general law applicable to a municipal |
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utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas |
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Constitution, including Chapters 49, 50, and 54, Water Code; |
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(2) relating to a road district or road utility |
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district created under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution; |
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and |
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(3) relating to the provision of potable and |
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nonpotable water to the residents and businesses of Travis and Hays |
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Counties, including the construction, acquisition, operation, and |
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maintenance of a supply and distribution facility or system [,
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applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section
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59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution]. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the district may not |
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construct, acquire, operate, or maintain a toll road. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives within the required time. |
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(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled |
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and accomplished. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |