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AN ACT
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relating to the sale of a water or sewer utility system by a |
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municipality without an election. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1502.055, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) or other law, a |
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municipality is not required to hold an election to authorize the |
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sale of a municipal retail water or sewer utility system if the |
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has issued a notice of |
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violation to the utility system and the governing body of the |
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municipality finds by official action that the municipality is |
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either financially or technically unable to restore the system to |
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compliance with the applicable law or regulations. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3717 was passed by the House on April |
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27, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 9, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3717 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |