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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority to propose the creation of a fire control, |
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prevention, and emergency medical services district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 344.051, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The governing body of a municipality may propose the |
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creation of a fire control, prevention, and emergency medical |
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services district under this chapter if the municipality: |
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(1) has a population of 5,000 or more and less than |
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25,000; and |
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(2) is located in a county with a population of 750,000 |
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or more: |
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(A) in which all or part of a municipality with a |
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population of one million or more is located; and |
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(B) that is adjacent to a county with a |
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population of two million or more. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |