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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties of the Willacy County Drainage |
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District No. 2. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 6611.101, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 6611.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. To accomplish |
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the purpose of reclaiming and draining the district's overflowed |
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lands and other lands needing drainage, the district has all the |
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rights, powers, privileges, and duties provided by general law |
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applicable to a drainage [fresh water supply] district created |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution[, including the |
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power to conserve, transport, and distribute fresh water]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not |
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affect the authority of the district to impose taxes or issue bonds. |
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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, 2021. |