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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of water supply service by the Montgomery |
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County Municipal Utility District No. 140 to land located wholly or |
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partly in the territory of another district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 8425, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8425.007 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 8425.007. SELECTION OF WATER SERVICE PROVIDER. (a) An |
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owner of land in the district may petition the district in writing |
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to request that the district be the sole provider of water supply |
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services to land owned by that owner outside the boundaries of the |
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district and located wholly or partially in the boundaries of |
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another conservation and reclamation district if the other |
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conservation and reclamation district is not authorized to impose |
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an ad valorem tax and does not supply water supply services to the |
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land. |
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(b) The district may approve a request under Subsection (a) |
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by adopting a resolution designating the district as the exclusive |
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provider of water supply services to the land. The district may not |
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approve the request if approving the request would impair the |
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repayment of any debt obligation of the other conservation and |
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reclamation district. |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), if the district |
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adopts a resolution described by Subsection (b), the district shall |
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have the exclusive authority to: |
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(1) supply water services to the land; and |
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(2) impose a charge, fee, tax, or assessment against |
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the land in connection to supplying water services to the land. |
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(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), a regional water |
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authority in which the land is located may: |
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(1) supply water services to the land; and |
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(2) impose a charge, fee, tax, or assessment against |
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the land in connection to supplying water services to the land. |
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(e) Not later than the 30th day after the date the district |
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adopts a resolution described under Subsection (b), the district |
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shall: |
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(1) file the resolution and the landowner's petition |
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in the real property records of the county; and |
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(2) send a certified copy of the resolution to each |
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conservation and reclamation district in which the land that is the |
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subject of the resolution is wholly or partly located. |
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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 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. |