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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the notice requirements for bills proposing the |
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creation of or annexation of land to certain special purpose |
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districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 313.006, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 313.006. NOTICE FOR LAWS ESTABLISHING OR ADDING |
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TERRITORY TO MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS. |
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SECTION 2. Section 313.006, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a), (b), and (d) and adding Subsections (e) |
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and (f) to read as follows: |
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(a) In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, a |
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person, other than a member of the legislature, who intends to apply |
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for the passage of a law establishing or adding territory to a |
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special district that incorporates a power from Chapter 375, Local |
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Government Code, must provide notice as provided by this section. |
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(b) The person shall notify by mail each person who owns |
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real property [in the] proposed to be included in a new district or |
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to be added to an existing district, according to the most recent |
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certified tax appraisal roll for the county in which the real |
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property is owned. The notice, properly addressed with postage |
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paid, must be deposited with the United States Postal Service not |
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later than the 30th day before the date on which the intended law is |
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introduced in the legislature. |
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(d) The person is not required to mail notice under |
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Subsection (b) or (e) to a person who owns real property in the |
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proposed district or in the area proposed to be added to a district |
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if the property cannot be subject to an assessment by the district. |
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(e) After the introduction of a law in the legislature |
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establishing or adding territory to a special district that |
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incorporates a power from Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the |
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person shall mail to each person who owns real property proposed to |
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be included in a new district or to be added to an existing district |
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a notice that the legislation has been introduced, including the |
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applicable bill number. The notice, properly addressed with |
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postage paid, must be deposited with the United States Postal |
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Service not later than the 30th day after the date on which the |
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intended law is introduced in the legislature. If the person has |
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not mailed the notice required under this subsection on the 31st day |
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after the date on which the intended law is introduced in the |
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legislature, the person may cure the deficiency by immediately |
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mailing the notice, but the person shall in no event mail the notice |
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later than the date on which the intended law is reported out of |
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committee in the chamber other than the chamber in which the |
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intended law was introduced. If similar bills are filed in both |
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chambers of the legislature, a person is only required to provide a |
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single notice under this subsection not later than the 30th day |
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after the date the first of the bills is filed. |
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(f) A landowner may waive any notice required under this |
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section at any time. |
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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, 2017. |