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By: Burns (Senate Sponsor - Lucio) |
H.B. No. 3717 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 27, 2021; |
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May 10, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Local |
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Government; May 22, 2021, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 22, 2021, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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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