Bill Text: TX HB1332 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the administration and powers of the Red River Authority of Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-12 - Left pending in committee [HB1332 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB1332-Introduced.html
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| By: Frank | H.B. No. 1332 | |
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| relating to the administration and powers of the Red River | ||
| Authority of Texas. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 279, Acts of the 56th Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 1959, is amended by adding Section 7A to read as | ||
| follows: | ||
| Sec. 7A. The Authority's Board of Directors or a Board | ||
| committee may hold a meeting by telephone conference call, by | ||
| videoconference call, or through communications over the Internet, | ||
| in accordance with procedures provided by Subchapter F, Chapter | ||
| 551, Government Code, if holding the meeting in that way is | ||
| determined to be necessary or convenient by the Board president or | ||
| any three Board members. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 19, Chapter 279, Acts of the 56th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 1959, is amended to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 19. Said Authority shall have and may exercise such | ||
| functions, powers, authority, rights and duties as may permit the | ||
| accomplishment of the purposes for which it is created, including | ||
| investigating and planning, acquiring, constructing, maintaining | ||
| and operating of all necessary properties, lands, rights, | ||
| tenements, easements, improvements, reservoirs, dams, canals, | ||
| laterals, plants, works and facilities which it may deem necessary | ||
| or proper for the accomplishment of said purposes, including the | ||
| acquisition within and/or without said Authority of lands, | ||
| rights-of-way, groundwater and surface water rights and all other | ||
| properties, tenements, easements and all other rights incident, | ||
| helpful to, or in aid of carrying out the purposes of said Authority | ||
| as herein defined; provided, however, that said Authority shall not | ||
| engage in the generation or distribution of electric power except | ||
| as provided by Section 14b of this Act. The right of eminent domain | ||
| shall not be exercised or extend beyond the boundaries of this | ||
| District. | ||
| SECTION 3. Section 25, Chapter 279, Acts of the 56th | ||
| Legislature, Regular Session, 1959, is repealed. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
