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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties of the Far North Fort Worth |
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Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Tarrant and Wise Counties; |
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providing authority to establish defined areas and to impose a tax |
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and issue bonds. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Subchapter B, Section 8011.055 to read as |
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follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES |
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Sec. 8011.055. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR |
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DESIGNATED PROPERTY. Notwithstanding the acreage requirement |
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under Section 54.801(a), Water Code, the district may establish and |
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maintain defined areas or designated property of the district as |
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provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, including the |
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power to impose taxes and issue bonds in the defined area or |
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designated property, to pay for improvements, facilities, or |
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services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not |
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generally and directly benefit the district as a whole. |
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a defined area may |
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include a noncontiguous tract. |
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SECTION 2. The Far North Fort Worth Municipal Utility |
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District No. 1 of Tarrant and Wise Counties retains all rights, |
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powers, privileges, authority, duties, and functions that it had |
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before the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. (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 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. |