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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the territory of and fees imposed by certain emergency |
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communication districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 772, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 772.3051 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 772.3051. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL TERRITORY. (a) |
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A municipality that is a participating jurisdiction may request |
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that the municipality be removed from the district if the |
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municipality operated a consolidated public safety answering point |
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with at least three emergency communication districts described by |
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Section 771.001(3)(A) for at least a three-year period before |
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September 1, 2019. |
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(b) The board of a district that receives a request under |
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Subsection (a) shall approve the request and, not later than the |
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91st day before the date the removal will take effect, notify each |
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service supplier providing service in the district of the scheduled |
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removal. The removal must take effect on a date that: |
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(1) allows the board to comply with the notice |
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requirements of this section; and |
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(2) is not later than the 180th day after the date the |
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board receives the request. |
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(c) Removal of a municipality under this section does not |
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diminish or impair the rights of the holders of any outstanding and |
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unpaid bonds, warrants, or other obligations of the district. |
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(d) If a municipality is removed under this section, the |
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municipality shall compensate the district in an amount equal to |
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the municipality's pro rata share of the district's indebtedness at |
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the time the municipality is removed. The district shall apply |
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compensation received from a municipality under this subsection |
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exclusively to the payment of the municipality's pro rata share of |
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the district's indebtedness. |
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SECTION 2. Section 772.314, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) The board may impose the fee at the rate authorized by |
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Subsection (c) regardless of whether an election was held for the |
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district under Chapter 288 (S.B. 750), Acts of the 69th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, or former Article 1432e, |
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Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, at which the voters authorized a |
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different rate. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |