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AN ACT
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relating to the dissolution of the Central Colorado River |
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Authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: |
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(1) "Authority" means the Central Colorado River |
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Authority. |
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(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(3) "County" means Coleman County. |
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SECTION 2. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING; TRANSFER OF ASSETS. |
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(a) Not later than December 31, 2017, the authority and the county |
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shall enter into a memorandum of understanding that governs the |
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transfer of the following by the authority to the county: |
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(1) the authority's remaining financial assets, after |
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the discharge of any debts of the authority, in the form of cash, |
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investments, and proceeds from the sale of the authority's personal |
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property and real property, including lakes, reservoirs, dams, |
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water rights, and other real property related to the lakes, |
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reservoirs, or dams of the authority; and |
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(2) the authority's remaining personal property and |
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real property, including lakes, reservoirs, dams, water rights, and |
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other real property related to the lakes, reservoirs, or dams of the |
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authority in the event the property does not sell before December |
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31, 2018. |
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(b) The memorandum of understanding must include: |
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(1) a timeline for the sale of the authority's personal |
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property and real property, including the authority's lakes, |
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reservoirs, dams, water rights, and other real property related to |
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the lakes, reservoirs, or dams of the authority; |
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(2) the acts necessary to complete the sale of the |
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authority's lakes, reservoirs, dams, water rights, and other real |
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property related to the lakes, reservoirs, or dams of the authority |
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to third parties before December 31, 2018, in accordance with state |
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law governing the sale of property by a political subdivision of |
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this state, including Chapter 272, Local Government Code; and |
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(3) the acts necessary to complete the transfer of the |
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authority's lakes, reservoirs, dams, water rights, and other real |
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property related to the lakes, reservoirs, or dams of the authority |
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to the county in accordance with the rules of the commission, the |
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Water Code, and other applicable law, in the event the property does |
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not sell before December 31, 2018. |
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(c) Section 8505.107, Special District Local Laws Code, |
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does not apply to a transfer, sale, conveyance, or owner |
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disposition of personal or real property by the authority in |
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accordance with the memorandum of understanding entered into under |
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this section. |
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(d) Notwithstanding Section 81.032, Local Government Code, |
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the county may accept the donation of: |
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(1) the authority's financial assets, including cash, |
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investments, and proceeds from the sale of the authority's personal |
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property and real property, including lakes, reservoirs, dams, |
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water rights, and other real property related to the lakes, |
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reservoirs, or dams of the authority; and |
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(2) the authority's personal property and real |
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property, including lakes, reservoirs, dams, water rights, and |
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other real property related to the lakes, reservoirs, or dams of the |
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authority, in the event the property does not sell before December |
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31, 2018. |
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(e) Not later than December 31, 2018, all actions described |
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in the memorandum of understanding entered into under this section |
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must be completed. |
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SECTION 3. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT. After the completion |
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of the activities in the memorandum of understanding described by |
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Section 2 of this Act, the authority is dissolved. |
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SECTION 4. AMENDMENT. Section 325.025(b), Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) This section applies to the: |
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(1) Angelina and Neches River Authority; |
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(2) Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater |
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District; |
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(3) Brazos River Authority; |
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(4) [Central Colorado River Authority;
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[(5)] Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority; |
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(5) [(6)] Lavaca-Navidad River Authority; |
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(6) [(7)] Lower Colorado River Authority; |
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(7) [(8)] Lower Neches Valley Authority; |
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(8) [(9)] Nueces River Authority; |
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(9) [(10)] Palo Duro River Authority of Texas; |
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(10) [(11)] Red River Authority of Texas; |
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(11) [(12)] Sabine River Authority of Texas; |
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(12) [(13)] San Antonio River Authority; |
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(13) [(14)] San Jacinto River Authority; |
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(14) [(15)] Sulphur River Basin Authority; |
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(15) [(16)] Trinity River Authority of Texas; |
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(16) [(17)] Upper Colorado River Authority; and |
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(17) [(18)] Upper Guadalupe River Authority. |
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SECTION 5. REPEALER. Chapter 8505, Special District Local |
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Laws Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 6. NOTICE. (a) The legal notice of the intention |
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to 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 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) Except as provided by |
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Subsection (b) of this section, this Act takes effect September 1, |
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2017. |
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(b) Sections 4 and 5 of this Act take effect January 1, 2019. |
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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. 2262 passed the Senate on |
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April 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2262 passed the House on |
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May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 4, 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 |