Bill Text: TX HB1361 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to validating certain acts of the Lower Nueces River Water Supply District transferring real property rights.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-05-13 - Referred to Natural Resources [HB1361 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB1361-Introduced.html

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83R2758 SGA-F
By: Hunter H.B. No. 1361

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was repealed, and the Lower Nueces River Water Supply District was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.