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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the management and operation of the Gulf Coast |
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Protection District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 9502.0201(i), Special District Local |
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Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(i) The governor[board] shall appoint[elect] a presiding |
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officer from among the directors to serve in that position for two |
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years. A director may serve as the presiding officer for not more |
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than two consecutive terms. |
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SECTION 2. Section 9502.0301, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) Implementation of a project described by Subsection (a) |
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shall not compromise navigation safety or two-way traffic vessel |
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movement as required by Subchapter B, Chapter 66, Transportation |
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Code. |
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SECTION 3. Section 9502.0302, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 9502.0302. TAXES AND BONDS. (a) Subject to Subsection |
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(d), the[The] district must hold an election in the manner provided |
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by Chapter 49, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the |
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district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad |
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valorem taxes. |
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(b) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 5 |
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cents on each $100 valuation. |
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(c) The district, without an election, may issue bonds, |
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notes, or other obligations secured by revenue other than ad |
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valorem taxes. |
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(d) The threshold for voter approval of an ad valorem tax |
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imposed by the district under this section is 67 percent[The |
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district may grant an abatement for a tax owed to the district in |
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the manner provided by Chapter 312, Tax Code]. |
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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, 2025. |