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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the annexation by certain conservation and reclamation |
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districts of noncontiguous land in another county. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 49.3021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 49.3021. COUNTY CONSENT FOR CERTAIN ANNEXATIONS. |
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Before a district may annex land that is noncontiguous to the |
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district and located wholly or partly in a county other than the |
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county or counties in which the district is located before the |
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annexation, the county commissioners of the county in which the |
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land to be annexed is located must consent by order or resolution to |
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the proposed annexation. |
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SECTION 2. Section 49.3021, Water Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to a petition requesting the annexation of land |
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received by a district board under Section 49.301 or 49.302, Water |
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Code, on or after the effective date of this Act. A petition |
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requesting the annexation of land received by a district board |
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under Section 49.301 or 49.302, Water Code, before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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petition is received, and that law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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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. |