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AN ACT
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relating to the powers of the Talley Ranch Water Control and |
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Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County; providing authority to |
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impose a tax 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 I, Title 6, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Chapter 9025 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 9025. TALLEY RANCH WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT |
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DISTRICT NO. 1 OF DENTON COUNTY |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 9025.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" |
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means the Talley Ranch Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 |
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of Denton County. |
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Sec. 9025.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a water |
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control and improvement district in Denton County created under and |
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essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, |
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Texas Constitution. |
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Sec. 9025.003. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Except as |
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otherwise provided by this chapter, the following laws apply to the |
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district: |
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(1) Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code; and |
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(2) Section 52(b)(3), Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. |
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[Sections 9025.004-9025.050 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES |
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Sec. 9025.051. ROAD PROJECTS. (a) The district may |
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construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, |
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graveled, or paved roads, or improvements in aid of those roads, |
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inside the district. |
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(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction |
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standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory |
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ordinances of the municipality in whose corporate limits or |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located. |
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(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless |
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each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or |
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resolution. |
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Sec. 9025.052. COMPLIANCE WITH COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL |
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ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO ROAD PROJECTS. The district |
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shall comply with all applicable requirements relating to projects |
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authorized by Section 9025.051 of any ordinance or resolution |
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adopted by the governing body of: |
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(1) a county in which the district is located for a |
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project in the unincorporated area of the county; or |
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(2) a municipality in whose corporate limits or |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located for a project |
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in the corporate limits or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the |
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municipality. |
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[Sections 9025.053-9025.100 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 9025.101. TAX TO REPAY BONDS. The district may impose |
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a tax to pay the principal of and interest on bonds issued for a |
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project under Section 9025.051. |
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[Sections 9025.102-9025.150 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER D. BONDS |
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Sec. 9025.151. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER |
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OBLIGATIONS. (a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations |
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as provided by Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, to finance the |
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construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Section |
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9025.051. |
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(b) The district may not issue bonds authorized for a |
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project under Section 9025.051 unless the issuance is approved by a |
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vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting |
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at an election called for that purpose. |
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(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance |
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projects authorized by Section 9025.051 may not exceed one-fourth |
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of the assessed value of the real property in the district. |
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SECTION 2. (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 3. This 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. 4101 was passed by the House on May |
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11, 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. 4101 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 |