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relating to the powers and duties of the Collin County Water Control |
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and Improvement District No. 3; providing authority to 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 9043 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 9043. COLLIN COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT |
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NO. 3 |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 9043.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. |
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(2) "District" means the Collin County Water Control |
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and Improvement District No. 3. |
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Sec. 9043.002. NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT. (a) The |
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district is a water control and improvement district created under |
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Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. |
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(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of: |
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(1) a water control and improvement district as |
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provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas |
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Constitution; and |
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(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that |
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relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, |
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or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or |
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improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads. |
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SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES |
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Sec. 9043.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has |
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the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for |
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which the district is created. |
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Sec. 9043.052. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT |
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POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has the powers and duties provided |
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by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 51, |
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Water Code, applicable to water control and improvement districts |
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created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. |
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Sec. 9043.053. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS. Under Section |
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52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, |
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acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, |
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maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for |
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operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or |
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improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads. |
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Sec. 9043.054. 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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SUBCHAPTER C. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS |
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Sec. 9043.101. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER |
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OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. (a) The district may issue bonds |
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or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem |
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taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other |
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district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for a |
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road project authorized by Section 9043.053. |
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(b) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem |
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taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a |
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vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an |
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election held for that purpose. |
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(c) At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of |
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bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road |
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projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed |
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one-fourth of the assessed value of real property in the district. |
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Sec. 9043.102. TAXES FOR BONDS. At the time the district |
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issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the |
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board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing |
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direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all |
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or part of the bonds are outstanding. |
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SECTION 2. The Collin County Water Control and Improvement |
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District No. 3 retains all the rights, powers, privileges, |
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authority, duties, and functions that it had before the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. (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 4. 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. |
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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. 1852 passed the Senate on |
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April 25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1852 passed the House on |
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May 20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, two |
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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 |