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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain counties to acquire a |
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right-of-way in accordance with the county's master drainage plan. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 561, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 561.0075 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 561.0075. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE RIGHT-OF-WAY REQUIRED |
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BY MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section |
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applies only to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more. |
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(b) After notice is published in a newspaper of general |
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circulation in the county, the commissioners court of a county may |
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by order acquire a right-of-way on a strip of land that is |
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undeveloped or part of a new site development or redevelopment plan |
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if the acquisition is required by the county's master drainage |
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plan. |
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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, 2019. |