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AN ACT
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relating to the assessment of charges by certain local governments |
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to fund a stormwater permitting program under federal law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 423.002, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 423.002. GENERAL AUTHORITY. (a) A county, district, |
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or authority may take any necessary or proper action to comply with |
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the requirements of the stormwater permitting program under the |
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national pollutant discharge elimination system (Section 402, |
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Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1342)), |
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including: |
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(1) developing and implementing controls to reduce the |
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discharge of pollutants from any conveyance or system of conveyance |
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owned or operated by the county, district, or authority that is |
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designed for collecting or conveying stormwater; |
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(2) developing, implementing, and enforcing |
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stormwater management guidelines, design criteria, or rules to |
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reduce the discharge of pollutants into any conveyance or system of |
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conveyance owned or operated by the county, district, or authority |
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that is designed for collecting or conveying stormwater; |
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(3) assisting residents with the proper management of |
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used oil and toxic materials, including the holding of household |
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hazardous waste collection events; [and] |
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(4) developing and providing educational tools and |
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activities designed to reduce or lead to the reduction of the |
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discharge of pollutants into stormwater; and |
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(5) assessing reasonable charges to fund the |
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implementation, administration, and operation of the stormwater |
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permitting program as necessary to comply with federal or state |
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program requirements. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(5), a county, district, |
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or authority may not assess a charge against property that is: |
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(1) exempt from ad valorem taxation; or |
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(2) subject to an assessment for the same purpose by |
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another entity. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1932 passed the Senate on |
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April 26, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1932 passed the House on |
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May 8, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, two present |
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not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |