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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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relating to the powers and duties of the Galveston County Municipal |
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Utility District No. 6. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Chapter 8373 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 8373. GALVESTON COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 6 |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 8373.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district" |
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means the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 6. |
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[Sections 8373.002-8373.050 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES |
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Sec. 8373.051. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND |
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DUTIES. The district has the powers and duties provided by the |
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general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, |
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applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, |
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Article XVI, Texas Constitution. |
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Sec. 8373.052. ACREAGE LIMIT ON DEFINED AREAS NOT |
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APPLICABLE. The district may establish and administer defined |
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areas as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code. The |
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limitation on acreage under Section 54.801(a), Water Code, does not |
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apply to the district. |
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SECTION 2. (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, 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 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, 2011. |