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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers of the Hidalgo County Drainage District |
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Number 1; authorizing the issuance of bonds. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. In this Act, "district" means the Hidalgo County |
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Drainage District Number 1. |
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SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law and in addition to |
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other powers of the district, the district may control, supervise, |
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finance, purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, |
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repair, improve, or extend inside and outside its boundaries any |
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works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances |
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necessary to accomplish the creation and operation of a stormwater |
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reclamation system. |
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SECTION 3. Notwithstanding any other law and in addition to |
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other powers of the district, the district has the right and power |
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to issue bonds related to the reclamation of stormwater and related |
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projects. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all 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. |