88R11246 ANG-F
 
  By: Sherman, Sr. H.B. No. 3469
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the disposition of certain property by the former Bois
  D'Arc Island Levee Improvement District of Dallas and Kaufman
  Counties and the record of dissolution of that district.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  (a) In this section:
               (1)  "After-discovered property" means property or
  assets of the district that were not sold, transferred, or disposed
  of under Section 7801.003, Special District Local Laws Code, or
  were assigned to the district after the dissolution of the district
  under that section.
               (2)  "District" means the former Bois D'Arc Island
  Levee Improvement District of Dallas and Kaufman Counties.
         (b)  The commissioners courts of Dallas County and Kaufman
  County shall issue a joint order appointing a trustee or receiver to
  dispose of after-discovered property. The commissioners courts may
  appoint the trustee or receiver with or without a bond or payment.
         (c)  The trustee or receiver appointed under Subsection (b)
  of this section must:
               (1)  dispose of any after-discovered property in
  accordance with state law that provides for the disposition or
  disposal of property by a county; and
               (2)  receive approval from the commissioners courts of
  Dallas County and Kaufman County before disposing of any property.
         (d)  Money made from the sale or disposition of
  after-discovered property under this section must be used to pay
  any liability, debt, contract, or other obligation of the district,
  including any liability, debt, contract, or other obligation
  incurred in the appointment of the trustee or receiver or the
  execution of the duties of the trustee or receiver. Any remaining
  money must be distributed equally between Dallas County and Kaufman
  County.
         (e)  The assets of Dallas County and Kaufman County,
  including tax revenue funds:
               (1)  may not be used by the district to pay any
  liability, debt, contract, or other obligation of the district; and
               (2)  are not subject to any liability, debt, contract,
  or other obligation of the district.
         (f)  Nothing in this section may be construed to constitute a
  waiver of the immunity or defenses of Dallas County, Kaufman
  County, or the officials, officers, employees, and agents of the
  counties regarding a suit or liability concerning the
  after-discovered property.
         SECTION 2.  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
  shall note in its records that the district has been dissolved.
         SECTION 3.  Effective January 1, 2026, Chapter 7801, Special
  District Local Laws Code, is repealed.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.