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AN ACT
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relating to certain project powers and duties of the Fort Bend |
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County Levee Improvement District No. 7; providing authority to |
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impose a tax and issue bonds. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle E, Title 6, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Chapter 7808 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 7808. FORT BEND COUNTY LEVEE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 7 |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 7808.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the |
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district. |
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(2) "District" means the Fort Bend County Levee |
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Improvement District No. 7. |
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(3) "Project" means a facility, improvement, |
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appliance, appurtenance, land, interest in property, participation |
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right, contract right, practice, technique, or technology that: |
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(A) facilitates the recycling and reuse of water, |
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wastewater effluent, or other water or wastewater by-product; and |
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(B) results in additional water supplies for |
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future or alternative uses. |
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SUBCHAPTER B. PROJECT POWERS AND DUTIES |
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Sec. 7808.151. ACQUISITION OF PROJECT. The district may |
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acquire a project, including by purchase or lease. |
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Sec. 7808.152. CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF |
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PROJECT. The district may construct, rehabilitate, repair, |
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improve, enlarge, operate, and maintain a project. |
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Sec. 7808.153. DELIVERY METHOD. The district may use |
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alternative delivery methods under Chapter 2267, Government Code, |
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as added by Chapter 1129 (H.B. 628), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2011, for a project, in addition to any method |
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provided by Chapters 49 and 57, Water Code. |
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Sec. 7808.154. CONVEYANCE OF PROJECT. If the board |
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considers the terms appropriate and favorable to the district, the |
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district may convey a project to a: |
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(1) municipality in whose extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction all or part of the district is located; or |
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(2) political subdivision located wholly or partly in |
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the district. |
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Sec. 7808.155. USE OF PROJECT WATER. If the board considers |
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the terms appropriate and favorable to the district, the district |
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may: |
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(1) use the water from a project; or |
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(2) sell or otherwise provide the water to: |
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(A) a homeowners' or property owners' association |
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located in the district; or |
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(B) with the prior consent of a municipality |
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described by Section 7808.154(1), any person located in the |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction of that municipality, including a |
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political subdivision, private entity, and individual. |
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Sec. 7808.156. PROJECT FINANCING. The district may finance |
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a project with property taxes, mandatory fees, or voluntary |
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contributions. |
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Sec. 7808.157. PROJECT BONDS. The district may issue bonds |
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or other obligations for a project in the manner provided by |
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Subchapter G, Chapter 57, Water Code. |
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Sec. 7808.158. JOINT PROJECT. The district may act jointly |
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in regard to a project under an agreement or contract with any |
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person, including a political subdivision, private entity, or |
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individual. |
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Sec. 7808.159. MUNICIPAL APPROVAL. (a) The plans and |
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specifications for the construction or modification of a project |
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are subject to: |
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(1) the review and approval of any municipality in |
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whose extraterritorial jurisdiction all or part of the district is |
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located; and |
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(2) any ordinance, regulation, or standard criteria a |
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municipality described by Subdivision (1) may adopt relating to the |
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construction or operation of similar projects in its corporate |
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limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction. |
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(b) The approval required by Subsection (a) must be in the |
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form of an ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of |
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the municipality. Approval for subsequent modifications, |
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extensions, or repairs of a project may be given in the manner the |
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municipality customarily uses for other water supply improvements |
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in its corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction. |
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SECTION 2. 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. 1854 passed the Senate on |
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April 25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1854 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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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |