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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the permanent advisory committee to |
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advise the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the |
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implementation of the ad valorem tax exemption for pollution |
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control property. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.31(n), Tax Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(n) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall |
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establish a permanent advisory committee consisting of |
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representatives of industry, appraisal districts, school districts |
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required to take action under Chapter 41, Education Code, and other |
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taxing units, and environmental groups, as well as members who are |
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not representatives of any of those entities but have substantial |
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technical expertise in pollution control technology and |
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environmental engineering, to advise the commission regarding the |
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implementation of this section. Chapter 2110, Government Code, |
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does not apply to the size, composition, or duration of the advisory |
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committee. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall |
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appoint one or more representatives of school districts required to |
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take action under Chapter 41, Education Code, to the permanent |
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advisory committee established under Section 11.31(n), Tax Code, as |
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amended by this Act. |
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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. |