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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the taxing authority of Jackson County County-Wide |
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Drainage District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsections 14(a), (b) and (f), Chapter 529, |
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Acts of the 63rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1973 (Article |
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8280-412, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Section 14. (a) On the approval of the majority of the |
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electors of the District voting at an election called for that |
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purpose, the District may levy and collect ad valorem taxes at a |
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rate of not more than 75 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation to |
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be used to pay the principal of and interest on bonds issued by the |
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[d]District and to pay for the operation of the [d]District and |
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maintenance of its property. |
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(b) Before a tax is levied under this section, the District |
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shall hold an election in the District in the manner provided in |
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Section 17 of this Act to approve the tax rate. The ballots for the |
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election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: 'The levy and collection of a tax on all property in |
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the Jackson County County-Wide Drainage District in an amount of |
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not more than [75]___(insert the amount prescribed by the election |
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order, not to exceed 75 cents) cents on each $100 of assessed |
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valuation.' The proposition for the levy of the tax may be |
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submitted at [a ]one or more separate elections or it may be |
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submitted at [an ]one or more elections held for other purposes by |
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the District. A maximum rate approved by the electors may be |
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subsequently modified by the District in the same manner provided |
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for in this section. |
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(f) The assessor and collector of taxes for the District is |
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entitled to a fee for his or her services of not more than one |
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percent of the total tax collected, but not more than [$5,000] |
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$10,000 in any one fiscal year. The board shall determine the exact |
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amount of the fee, and the assessor and collector of taxes for the |
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District shall deduct this fee from the tax payments made to the |
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District. If the county tax assessor and collector is acting as |
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assessor and collector of taxes for the District, he or she shall |
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deposit the fee paid under this subsection in the general fund of |
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the county as a fee of office. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives within the required time. |
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(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled |
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and accomplished. |
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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, 2023. |