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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the types of entities that are considered municipal |
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water suppliers for purposes of the law governing the effect of the |
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subdivision of certain land on certain irrigation water rights. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 49.501, Water Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 49.501. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "municipal |
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water supplier" means a municipality, [or] a water supply |
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corporation, or a special utility district converted from a water |
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supply corporation. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2013. |