By: Thompson of Harris	H.B. No. 4175
	(Senate Sponsor - Taylor of Galveston)
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 13, 2015;
	May 15, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on
	Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs; May 24, 2015, reported
	favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 1; May 24, 2015, sent
	to printer.)

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to eminent domain powers of certain conservation and
	reclamation districts.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  CERTAIN MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS.  Subtitle
	F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by adding
	Chapters 7937, 7939, 7940, 7941, 7942, 7943, 7944, 7946, 7947,
	7948, and 7949 to read as follows:
	CHAPTER 7937. HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 5 OF
	HARRIS COUNTY
	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	Sec. 7937.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district"
	means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 5 of Harris
	County.
	SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
	Sec. 7937.051.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	CHAPTER 7939. HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 61
	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	Sec. 7939.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district"
	means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 61.
	SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
	Sec. 7939.051.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	CHAPTER 7940. HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 150
	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	Sec. 7940.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district"
	means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 150.
	SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
	Sec. 7940.051.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	CHAPTER 7941. HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 211 OF
	HARRIS COUNTY
	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	Sec. 7941.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district"
	means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 211 of
	Harris County.
	SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
	Sec. 7941.051.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	CHAPTER 7942. HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 483
	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	Sec. 7942.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district"
	means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 483.
	SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
	Sec. 7942.051.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	CHAPTER 7943. HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 484
	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	Sec. 7943.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district"
	means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 484.
	SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
	Sec. 7943.051.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	CHAPTER 7944. HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 485
	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	Sec. 7944.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district"
	means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 485.
	SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
	Sec. 7944.051.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	CHAPTER 7946. LIBERTY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2
	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	Sec. 7946.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district"
	means the Liberty County Municipal Utility District No. 2.
	SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
	Sec. 7946.051.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	CHAPTER 7947. LIBERTY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 3
	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	Sec. 7947.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district"
	means the Liberty County Municipal Utility District No. 3.
	SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
	Sec. 7947.051.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	CHAPTER 7948. POST WOOD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	Sec. 7948.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district"
	means the Post Wood Municipal Utility District.
	SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
	Sec. 7948.051.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	CHAPTER 7949. WEST PARK MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	Sec. 7949.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district"
	means the West Park Municipal Utility District.
	SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
	Sec. 7949.051.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	SECTION 2.  EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY
	DISTRICT NO. 8.  Subchapter C, Chapter 8112, Special District Local
	Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8112.103 to read as follows:
	Sec. 8112.103.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	SECTION 3.  EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY
	DISTRICT NO. 9.  Subchapter C, Chapter 8113, Special District Local
	Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8113.103 to read as follows:
	Sec. 8113.103.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	SECTION 4.  EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY
	DISTRICT NO. 10.  Subchapter C, Chapter 8114, Special District
	Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8114.103 to read as
	follows:
	Sec. 8114.103.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	SECTION 5.  EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY
	DISTRICT NO. 11.  Subchapter C, Chapter 8115, Special District
	Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8115.103 to read as
	follows:
	Sec. 8115.103.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	SECTION 6.  EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY
	DISTRICT NO. 12.  Subchapter C, Chapter 8116, Special District
	Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8116.103 to read as
	follows:
	Sec. 8116.103.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	SECTION 7.  EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY
	DISTRICT NO. 13.  Subchapter C, Chapter 8117, Special District
	Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8117.103 to read as
	follows:
	Sec. 8117.103.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	SECTION 8.  EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY
	DISTRICT NO. 14.  Subchapter C, Chapter 8118, Special District
	Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8118.103 to read as
	follows:
	Sec. 8118.103.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	SECTION 9.  MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO.
	100.  Section 8119.103, Special District Local Laws Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 8119.103.  LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The
	district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the
	district boundaries to acquire a site for a water treatment plant,
	water storage facility, wastewater treatment plant, or wastewater
	disposal facility.
	(b)  The district may exercise the power of eminent domain as
	provided by this section only if the district submits a letter to
	the comptroller not later than December 31, 2015, in accordance
	with the requirements of Section 2206.101(b), Government Code,
	other than the requirement that the letter be submitted by the date
	specified by that section.
	(c)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (b).
	SECTION 10.  MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT
	NO. 101.  Section 8120.103, Special District Local Laws Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 8120.103.  LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The
	district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the
	district boundaries to acquire a site for a water treatment plant,
	water storage facility, wastewater treatment plant, or wastewater
	disposal facility.
	(b)  The district may exercise the power of eminent domain as
	provided by this section only if the district submits a letter to
	the comptroller not later than December 31, 2015, in accordance
	with the requirements of Section 2206.101(b), Government Code,
	other than the requirement that the letter be submitted by the date
	specified by that section.
	(c)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (b).
	SECTION 11.  ENCANTO REAL UTILITY DISTRICT.  Subchapter C,
	Chapter 8161, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by
	adding Section 8161.102 to read as follows:
	Sec. 8161.102.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	SECTION 12.  LIBERTY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO.
	5.  Subchapter C, Chapter 8185, Special District Local Laws Code, is
	amended by adding Section 8185.104 to read as follows:
	Sec. 8185.104.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	SECTION 13.  EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY
	DISTRICT NO. 3.  Subchapter C, Chapter 8186, Special District Local
	Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8186.103 to read as follows:
	Sec. 8186.103.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	SECTION 14.  HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO.
	233 OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.  Subchapter C, Chapter 8192, Special
	District Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8192.103 to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 8192.103.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	SECTION 15.  CNP UTILITY DISTRICT.  Section 8270.153,
	Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 8270.153.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain only:
	(1)  in a county in which the district is located; and
	(2)  when necessary to carry out the purposes for which
	the district was created.
	(b)  The district may exercise the power of eminent domain as
	provided by this section only if the district submits a letter to
	the comptroller not later than December 31, 2015, in accordance
	with the requirements of Section 2206.101(b), Government Code,
	other than the requirement that the letter be submitted by the date
	specified by that section.
	(c)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (b).
	SECTION 16.  HARRIS COUNTY UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 16.
	Subchapter C, Chapter 8277, Special District Local Laws Code, is
	amended by adding Section 8277.102 to read as follows:
	Sec. 8277.102.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	SECTION 17.  EAST MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY
	DISTRICT NO. 4.  Subchapter C, Chapter 8308, Special District Local
	Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8308.104 to read as follows:
	Sec. 8308.104.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	SECTION 18.  HARRIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT
	DISTRICT NO. 119. Subtitle I, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
	Code, is amended by adding Chapter 9066 to read as follows:
	CHAPTER 9066. HARRIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
	NO. 119
	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	Sec. 9066.001.  DEFINITION. In this chapter, "district"
	means the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District
	No. 119.
	SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
	Sec. 9066.051.  EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may
	exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section
	only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later
	than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of
	Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement
	that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.
	(b)  Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's
	authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section
	2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power
	of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on
	or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter
	in accordance with Subsection (a).
	SECTION 19.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  As provided by Section 17(c),
	Article I, Texas Constitution, this Act takes effect only on a
	two-thirds vote of all the members elected to each house. If this
	Act receives the vote necessary to take effect, this Act takes
	effect September 1, 2015.
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