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AN ACT
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relating to competitive bidding procedures and election |
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requirements for the Westchase District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 3802.159(a) and (c), Special District |
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Local Laws Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In addition to the elections required under Subchapter |
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L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district must hold an |
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election in the manner provided by that subchapter to obtain voter |
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approval before the district may: |
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(1) impose a maintenance tax; or |
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(2) issue a bond payable from ad valorem taxes [or
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assessments]. |
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(c) The board may not call a bond [an] election under this |
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chapter unless a written petition requesting the [an] election has |
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been filed with the board. The petition must be signed by: |
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(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of |
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real property in the district according to the most recent |
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certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County; or |
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(2) at least 50 persons who own property in the |
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district, if there are more than 50 persons who own property in the |
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district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll |
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for Harris County. |
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SECTION 2. Section 3802.104, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4131 was passed by the House on April |
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23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4131 was passed by the Senate on May |
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23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |