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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the right to remove property encroaching on areas owned |
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or controlled by the Hidalgo County Drainage District Number 1. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "telecommunications |
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provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.002, Utilities |
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Code. |
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(b) This section does not apply to property owned by a |
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telecommunications provider. |
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(c) In order to carry out district purposes, the Hidalgo |
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County Drainage District Number 1 may remove real or personal |
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property placed on land owned by the district or land subject to an |
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easement held by the district, regardless of when the real or |
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personal property was put in place and without the consent of the |
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owner of the property. The district must send notice by certified |
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mail to the owner of property on which the district intends to act |
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under this section. Not earlier than the 30th day after the date |
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the notice is sent, the district must send a second notice by |
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certified mail. The district may use existing civil lawsuit |
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processes against the owner of the property to recover the cost of |
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removing the property not earlier than the 30th day after the date |
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the second notice was received. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |