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AN ACT
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relating to the navigation district powers and the confirmation of |
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the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 67; providing |
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authority to issue bonds. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 8151.003, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8151.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED. If the |
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creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation |
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election held under Section 8151.023 before September 1, 2009 |
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[2007]: |
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(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2009 |
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[2007], except that: |
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(A) any debts incurred shall be paid; |
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(B) any assets that remain after the payment of |
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debts shall be transferred to Galveston County; and |
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(C) the organization of the district shall be |
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maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are |
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transferred; and |
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(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2011 [2010]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 8151.025, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8151.025. EXPIRATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter |
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expires September 1, 2011 [2010]. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 8151, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8151.106 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 8151.106. NAVIGATION DISTRICT POWERS. The district |
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may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, improve, |
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or extend, inside or outside the district, a canal, waterway, |
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bulkhead, dock, or other improvement necessary or convenient to |
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accomplish the purposes of a navigation district under Chapters 60 |
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and 62, Water Code, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas |
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Constitution. |
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SECTION 4. Section 8151.201(a), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as |
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provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, payable wholly or partly |
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from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other |
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district money, to finance any district purpose [the construction,
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maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections 8151.101 and
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8151.102]. |
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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, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3980 was passed by the House on May 9, |
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2007, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3980 was passed by the Senate on May |
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23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |