By: Hinojosa	S.B. No. 1423
	(In the Senate - Filed March 7, 2013; March 18, 2013, read
	first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources;
	April 3, 2013, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 9,
	Nays 0; April 3, 2013, sent to printer.)

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to validating certain acts of the Lower Nueces River Water
	Supply District transferring real property rights.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  On or before August 1, 1986, in accordance with
	Chapter 844, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985,
	the board of directors of the Lower Nueces River Water Supply
	District paid or provided for the payment of all debts and
	liabilities of the district and transferred all district assets to
	the City of Corpus Christi, including all district rights to real
	property. Additionally, the district's enabling legislation,
	Chapter 159, Acts of the 51st Legislature, Regular Session, 1949,
	was repealed, and the Lower Nueces River Water Supply District was
	dissolved in accordance with Chapter 844.
	SECTION 2.  (a)  The governmental acts and proceedings of
	the Lower Nueces River Water Supply District taken to comply with
	Chapter 844, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985,
	relating to the 1986 transfer to the City of Corpus Christi of
	district rights to real property included in the 1986 quitclaim
	deed recordings described by Section 3 of this Act are validated and
	confirmed as of the dates the transfers occurred. The acts and
	proceedings may not be held invalid because they were not performed
	in accordance with Chapter 51, Water Code, or other law.
	(b)  The 1986 transfer of rights to real property included in
	the 1986 quitclaim deed recordings described by Section 3 of this
	Act by the Lower Nueces River Water Supply District to the City of
	Corpus Christi may not be held invalid on the ground that the
	transfer, in the absence of this Act, was invalid.
	(c)  The City of Corpus Christi is the owner of the rights to
	real property transferred to the city in accordance with Chapter
	844, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, and
	included in the 1986 quitclaim deed recordings described by Section
	3 of this Act.
	(d)  This section does not apply to any matter that on the
	effective date of this Act:
	(1)  is involved in litigation if the litigation
	ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court
	judgment; or
	(2)  has been held invalid by a final court judgment.
	SECTION 3.  The property transfers made in 1986 as quitclaim
	deeds in accordance with Section 3, Chapter 844, Acts of the 69th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, transferring property from the
	Lower Nueces River Water Supply District to the City of Corpus
	Christi have been filed as follows:
	(1)  in Nueces County on September 26, 2011, as
	Document 2011034981 filed in the property records of Nueces County;
	(2)  in Atascosa County on September 30, 2011, as
	recording number 125295 filed in the property records of Atascosa
	County;
	(3)  in Jim Wells County on September 27, 2011, as
	recording number 413632 filed in the property records of Jim Wells
	County;
	(4)  in Live Oak County on September 27, 2011, as
	recording number 195798 filed in the property records of Live Oak
	County; and
	(5)  in San Patricio County on September 27, 2011, as
	recording number 611795 filed in the property records of San
	Patricio County.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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