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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties of the Rolling V Ranch Water |
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Control and Improvement District No. 1 of Wise County. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 9021.104, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding |
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Subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j) to read as follows: |
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(a) The district may be divided into two or more new |
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districts only if the district: |
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(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and |
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(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes. |
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(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the |
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division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and |
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duties of the district. [The division procedure is prescribed by
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Sections 53.030 through 53.041, Water Code.] |
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(e) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition |
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signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of |
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the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the |
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district. |
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(f) An order dividing the district must: |
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(1) name each new district; |
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(2) include the metes and bounds description of the |
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territory of each new district; |
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(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; |
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and |
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(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities |
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between or among the new districts. |
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(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of |
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an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order |
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with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the |
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order in the real property records of each county in which the |
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district is located. |
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(h) Any new district created by the division of the district |
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shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by |
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Section 49.102, Water Code. |
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(i) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the |
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new district shall provide the election date and results to the |
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. |
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(j) Any new district created by the division of the district |
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must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter |
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approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue |
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bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 9021, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 9021.105 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 9021.105. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the |
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public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, |
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including a county or a municipality, to provide law enforcement |
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services in the district for a fee. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter D, Chapter 9021, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 9021.152 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 9021.152. CONTRACT TAXES. In accordance with Section |
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49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an |
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operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the |
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tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the |
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contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters |
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voting at an election held for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. Section 9021.104(c), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 5. (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, |
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lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives |
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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 have been |
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fulfilled and accomplished. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4642 was passed by the House on May 3, |
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2019, by the following vote: Yeas 129, Nays 11, 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. 4642 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |