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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 Harris County Water Control and |
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Improvement District No. 110; providing authority to impose a fee |
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and impose fines and penalties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Chapter 7938 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 7938. HARRIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT |
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NO. 110 |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 7938.0101. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" |
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means the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District |
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No. 110. |
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SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES |
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Sec. 7938.0201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF |
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COMPLIANCE FOR STORMWATER DETENTION FACILITIES. (a) The district |
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may implement a program to require and issue an annual written |
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certificate of compliance to the owner or operator of a stormwater |
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detention facility within the boundaries of the district to ensure |
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that each stormwater detention facility is operating to abate |
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flooding as designed and approved by the applicable regulatory |
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authority. |
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(b) The district may assess reasonable charges and fees for |
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the implementation, administration, and enforcement of this |
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section. |
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(c) The district may impose a fine or penalty on the owner or |
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operator of a stormwater detention facility for the failure to hold |
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a certificate of compliance as required by the district under this |
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section. |
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(d) This section does not apply to a stormwater detention |
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facility that is owned or operated by a public entity other than the |
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district or that operates under a permit held by a public entity |
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other than the district. |
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SECTION 2. The Harris County Water Control and Improvement |
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District No. 110 retains all the rights, powers, privileges, |
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authority, duties, and functions that it had before the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The legislature validates and confirms all |
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governmental acts and proceedings of the Harris County Water |
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Control and Improvement District No. 110 that were taken before the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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(b) This section does not apply to any matter that on the |
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effective date of this Act: |
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(1) is involved in litigation if the litigation |
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ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court |
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judgment; or |
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(2) has been held invalid by a final court judgment. |
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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 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. |