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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. In order to carry out district purposes, the |
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Hidalgo County Drainage District Number 1 may remove real or |
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personal property placed on land owned by the district or land |
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subject to an easement held by the district, regardless of when the |
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real or personal property was put in place and without the consent |
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of the owner of the property. The district must send notice by |
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certified mail to the owner of property on which the district |
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intends to act under this section. Not earlier than the 30th day |
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after the date the notice is sent, the district must send a second |
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notice by certified mail. The district may use existing civil |
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lawsuit processes against the owner of the property to recover the |
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cost of removing the property not earlier than the 30th day after |
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the date the second notice was received. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |