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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain powers and duties of a drainage district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 56.111, Water Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 56.111. CONTROL AND REPAIR OF DISTRICT IMPROVEMENTS. |
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(a) The board may control and supervise the construction and |
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maintenance of canals, drains, ditches and levees, and other |
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improvements of the district and shall keep them in repair. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a district described by |
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this subsection may control, supervise, finance, purchase, |
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construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, repair, improve, and |
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extend inside and outside its boundaries any works, improvements, |
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facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances necessary to |
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accomplish the creation and operation of a stormwater reclamation |
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system and may issue related bonds. This subsection applies only to |
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a district located in a county that is located adjacent to the |
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United Mexican States, has a population of more than 800,000, and |
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contains at least two municipalities each of which has a population |
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of 70,000 or more. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |