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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the continuation and duties of the Red River Boundary |
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Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12.056, Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.056. POWERS AND DUTIES. The commission shall |
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confer and act jointly with representatives appointed on behalf of |
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the State of Oklahoma to: |
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(1) evaluate the methods, surveys, historical maps, |
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and other information used to establish the boundary line between |
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this state and the State of Oklahoma in the Texoma area; |
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(2) determine the location of the south bank of the Red |
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River as the bank was located and marked by the United States Army |
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Corps of Engineers before the beginning of construction of Lake |
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Texoma, in accordance with Article II(c), Red River Boundary |
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Compact, Section 12.002; |
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(3) redraw the boundary line between this state and |
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the State of Oklahoma on any real property for which the United |
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States Army Corps of Engineers granted an easement before August |
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31, 2000, to at least two districts or authorities created under |
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Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, for the construction, |
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operation, and maintenance of a water pipeline and related |
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facilities in the Texoma area in order to negate any effects the |
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boundary as it is currently drawn has on property interests |
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associated with those easements in the Texoma area, in such a way |
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that there is no net loss of property between either state so as to |
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ensure that the redrawn boundary does not increase the political |
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power or influence of either state, and in accordance with: |
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(A) the Lake Texoma preconstruction survey of the |
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south bank of the Red River prepared by the United States Army Corps |
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of Engineers; or |
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(B) other historical records or documentation of |
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the United States Army Corps of Engineers identifying the location |
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of the south bank of the Red River, if the survey described by |
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Subdivision (3)(A) is unavailable; |
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(4) hold hearings and conferences in this state and in |
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the State of Oklahoma as necessary to accomplish the purposes of |
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this section; and |
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(5) take other action, alone or in cooperation with |
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the State of Oklahoma or the United States, necessary to accomplish |
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the purposes of this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 12.057(b), Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Not later than July 30, 2017 [2015], the commission |
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shall issue a final report to the governor, lieutenant governor, |
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speaker of the house of representatives, and appropriate committees |
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of the legislature. |
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SECTION 3. Section 12.058, Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.058. EXPIRATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter |
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expires December 31, 2017 [2015]. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2015. |
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