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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties of Fort Bend County Municipal |
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Utility District No. 194. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 8317.002, Special |
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District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The district is essential to accomplish the purposes of |
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Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the |
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construction, acquisition, [or] improvement, operation, or |
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maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads [described by
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Section 54.234, Water Code], or improvements, including storm |
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drainage, in aid of those roads. |
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SECTION 2. Section 8317.053, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8317.053. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS. [(a)] Under |
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Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may |
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design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, |
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operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a |
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municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, |
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or paved roads [described by Section 54.234, Water Code], or |
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improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads. |
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[(b)
The district may exercise the powers provided by this
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section without submitting a petition to or obtaining approval from
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the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as required by
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Section 54.234, Water Code.] |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 8317, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8317.0541 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 8317.0541. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. (a) A |
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road project must meet all applicable construction standards, |
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zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each |
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municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction the road project is located. |
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(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits |
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or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road |
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project must meet all applicable construction standards, |
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subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which |
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the road project is located. |
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(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the |
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Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and |
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specifications of the road project. |
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SECTION 4. Section 8317.054, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 5. Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. |
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194 retains all rights, powers, privileges, authority, duties, and |
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functions that it had before the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 6. (a) The legislature validates and confirms all |
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governmental acts and proceedings of the Fort Bend County Municipal |
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Utility District No. 194 that were taken before the effective date |
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of this Act. |
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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 7. (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 8. 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, 2013. |