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AN ACT
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relating to the Clear Creek Watershed Authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2a, Chapter 372, Acts of the 56th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1959, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2a. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of |
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this Act, the Authority does not include within its boundaries any |
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territory that is located within the incorporated limits of any |
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municipality, as those incorporated limits existed on January 1, |
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2009 [city]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 9006.004, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Territory in the authority that is annexed by a |
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municipality on or after January 1, 2009, remains in the authority. |
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SECTION 3. Section 9006.207, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 9006.207. AUTHORITY PROPERTY NOT SUBJECT TO TAXATION. |
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Property owned by the [The] authority is exempt from [liable for] ad |
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valorem taxes imposed by a county, municipality, [or] school |
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district, or other entity [on property owned by the authority]. |
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SECTION 4. (a) All governmental acts and proceedings of |
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the Clear Creek Watershed Authority that were taken before the |
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effective date of this Act are validated, ratified, and confirmed |
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in all respects as if they had been taken as authorized by law. |
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(b) This section does not apply to any matter that on the |
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effective date of this Act: |
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(1) is involved in litigation if the litigation |
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ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court |
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judgment; or |
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(2) has been held invalid by a final court judgment. |
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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, 2009. |
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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2519 passed the Senate on |
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April 30, 2009, 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. 2519 passed the House on |
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May 26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 4, one |
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present not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |