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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the contents of a petition filed with the Commission for |
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Environmental Quality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 54.015, Water Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 54.015. CONTENTS OF PETITION. The petition shall: |
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(1) describe the boundaries of the proposed district by |
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metes and bounds or by lot and block number, if there is a recorded |
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map or plat and survey of the area; |
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(2) state the general nature of the work proposed to be |
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done, the necessity for the work, and the cost of the project as |
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then estimated by those filing the petition; and |
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(3) include a name of the district which shall be generally |
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descriptive of the locale of the district followed by the words |
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Municipal Utility District, or if a district is located within one |
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county, it may be designated "______________ County Municipal |
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Utility District No. _______." (Insert the name of the county and |
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proper consecutive number.) The proposed district shall not have |
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the same name as any other district in the same county.; |
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(4)(A) include a copy of a letter sent by certified mail by |
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the petitioners to the commissioners court of a county described by |
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Section 54.0161(a-1). A letter sent under this Subsection shall: |
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(i) describe the proposed district as required by (1), |
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(2), and (3) of this Section; |
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(ii) solicit feedback on the proposed district; and |
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(iii) be postmarked not later than 90 days before the |
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date a petition is filed with the commission; and |
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(5) include a copy of a response received to a letter |
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described by (4)(A). The failure of a commissioners court to |
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respond to a letter sent under this Section is considered an |
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assumption of support for the petition at the time of filing with |
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the commission. |
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SECTION 3. Section 54.015, Water Code, as amended by this |
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Act, applies only to a petition for creation of a Municipal Utility |
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District submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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petition for creation of a Municipal Utility District submitted |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect on the date the clear aligner was sold, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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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. |