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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the election of directors for and the authority to issue |
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bonds of the Johnson County Special Utility District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 7216, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Sections 7216.052 and |
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7216.053 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7216.052. DIRECTOR ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible to be |
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listed on the ballot as a candidate for or to serve as a director, a |
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person must be: |
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(1) a qualified voter; |
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(2) a retail water or sewer service customer of the |
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district; and |
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(3) an owner of: |
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(A) land receiving services from the district; or |
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(B) a beneficial interest in a trust that owns |
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land receiving services from the district. |
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Sec. 7216.053. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FROM SINGLE-MEMBER |
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DISTRICTS. (a) The board by rule may provide for the election of |
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some or all of the directors from single-member districts. |
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(b) In addition to requirements of Section 7216.052, if the |
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board provides for the election of some or all of the directors from |
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single-member districts, to be eligible to be listed on the ballot |
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as a candidate for or to serve as a director from a single-member |
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district, a person must be a resident of that district. |
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SECTION 2. Section 7216.101, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7216.101. SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS. The |
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[Except as specifically limited by Section 7216.102, the] district |
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has all of the rights, powers, privileges, authority, functions, |
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and duties provided by general law applicable to a special utility |
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district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, |
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including those provided by Chapters 49 and 65, Water Code. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter D, Chapter 7216, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 7216.152 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 7216.152. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS. (a) The district |
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has the rights, powers, duties, and obligations of an issuer under |
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Chapter 1371, Government Code. |
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(b) Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to |
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the district. |
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SECTION 4. Section 7216.102, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 5. (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 6. 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, 2025. |
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