H.B. No. 2418

	AN ACT
	relating to the territory, board of directors, and powers of the
	North Harris County Regional Water Authority.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 1.03, Chapter 1029, Acts of the 76th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended by amending
	Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (b-1), (b-2), (f), (g), and
	(h) to read as follows:
	(b)  The authority includes the [only that] territory
	described by Subsection (a) of this section only if that territory
	is also in one or more of the following state representative
	districts as described by Article II, Chapter 2, Acts of the 72nd
	Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1992 (Article II, Article 195a-11,
	Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as the districts existed on the
	effective date of this Act:
	(1)  District 127;
	(2)  District 126;
	(3)  District 130;
	(4)  District 135; and
	(5)  District 150.
	(b-1)  The authority also includes the territory of the
	following districts:
	(1)  Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 16;
	(2)  Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 26;
	(3)  Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 233;
	(4)  Richey Road Municipal Utility District;
	(5)  Harris County Water Control and Improvement
	District No. 109;
	(6)  Inverness Forest Improvement District; and
	(7)  Memorial Hills Utility District.
	(b-2)  The territory of the authority does not include
	property that lies within the boundaries of a local government,
	other than the authority, if:
	(1)  the local government had a groundwater reduction
	plan approved by the subsidence district before January 1, 2010;
	and
	(2)  the property was included in the local
	government's approved groundwater reduction plan on January 1,
	2010.
	(f)  Territory annexed by a local government located in the
	authority becomes territory of the authority on the effective date
	of the annexation, unless the annexed territory is included in
	another local government's approved groundwater reduction plan as
	of the effective date of the annexation. The authority by rule may
	require the local government to send to the authority:
	(1)  written notice of the effective date of an
	annexation; and
	(2)  copies of documents describing the annexed land
	and describing the new boundaries of the local government.
	(g)  If territory is added to the service area of a person
	owning a water system located in the authority, the territory
	becomes territory of the authority on the effective date of the
	territory's addition to the service area, unless the added
	territory is included in another local government's approved
	groundwater reduction plan as of the effective date of the
	addition. The authority by rule may require the person to send to
	the authority:
	(1)  written notice of the effective date of an
	addition of territory; and
	(2)  copies of documents describing the added territory
	and describing the new boundaries of the person's service area.
	(h)  The annexation or addition of territory to the authority
	under this section does not affect the validity of bonds issued by
	the authority.
	SECTION 2.  Section 1.05, Chapter 1029, Acts of the 76th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended by adding Subsection
	(c) to read as follows:
	(c)  The following laws do not apply to the authority:
	(1)  Chapter 36, Water Code;
	(2)  Section 49.052, Water Code; and
	(3)  Sections 49.451-49.455, Water Code.
	SECTION 3.  Section 2.03, Chapter 1029, Acts of the 76th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 2.03.  SERVICE OF DIRECTORS.  Directors
	[(a)     Temporary directors serve until the initial permanent
	directors are elected under Section 2.05 of this Act.
	[(b)     The initial permanent directors serve until permanent
	directors are elected under Section 2.06 of this Act.
	[(c)  Permanent directors] serve staggered four-year terms.
	[(d)     A director serves until the director's successor has
	qualified.]
	SECTION 4.  The heading to Section 4.04, Chapter 1029, Acts
	of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended to read
	as follows:
	Sec. 4.04.  CIVIL PENALTY; CIVIL ACTION; INJUNCTION.
	SECTION 5.  Section 4.04, Chapter 1029, Acts of the 76th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended by adding
	Subsections (b-1) and (e) to read as follows:
	(b-1)  The authority may bring an action in a district court
	against a district, other political subdivision, or other person
	located in the authority's territory or included in the authority's
	groundwater reduction plan to:
	(1)  recover any fees, rates, charges, assessments,
	collection expenses, attorney's fees, interest, penalties, or
	administrative penalties due the authority; or
	(2)  enforce the authority's rules or orders.
	(e)  Governmental immunity from suit or liability of a
	district or other political subdivision is waived for the purposes
	of an action described by Subsection (b-1) of this section.
	SECTION 6.  The following sections of Chapter 1029, Acts of
	the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, are repealed:
	(1)  Section 2.04;
	(2)  Section 2.05; and
	(3)  Section 2.07.
	SECTION 7.  (a)  The legal notice of the intention to
	introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
	Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
	copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
	officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
	under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
	Government Code.
	(b)  The governor, one of the required recipients, has
	submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
	Environmental Quality.
	(c)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
	its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
	lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
	representatives within the required time.
	(d)  All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
	state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
	to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
	and accomplished.
	SECTION 8.  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, 2011.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 2418 was passed by the House on April
	7, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not
	voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 2418 was passed by the Senate on May
	19, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0
	.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED:  _____________________
	Date
	_____________________
	Governor