Bill Text: TX HB4202 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Relating to the substitution of land within the boundaries of the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 157 after the approval or issuance of district bonds payable wholly or partly from taxes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2015-06-18 - Effective immediately [HB4202 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB4202-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.B. No. 4202
 
 
 
 
  relating to the substitution of land within the boundaries of the
  Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 157 after
  the approval or issuance of district bonds payable wholly or partly
  from taxes.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subtitle I, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
  Code, is amended by adding Chapter 9068 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 9068.  HARRIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
  NO. 157
  SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Sec. 9068.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "district" 
  means the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No.
  157.
         Sec. 9068.002.  FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT. (a)  
  The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.
         (b)  The district is created to accomplish the purposes of a
  water control and improvement district as provided by general law
  and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
  SUBCHAPTER B. SUBSTITUTION OF LAND
         Sec. 9068.051.  SUBSTITUTING LAND OF AT LEAST EQUAL VALUE.
  After the district is organized and has obtained voter approval for
  the issuance of, or has sold, bonds payable wholly or partly from ad
  valorem taxes, land within the district boundaries subject to
  taxation that does not need or utilize the services of the district
  may be excluded and other land not within the boundaries of the
  district may be included within the boundaries of the district
  without impairment of the security for payment of the bonds or
  invalidation of any prior bond election, as provided by this
  section and Sections 54.740 through 54.747, Water Code.
         Sec. 9068.052.  CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter
  shall be construed to supplement and not to supplant the provisions
  of general law applicable to the exclusion of land from the district
  or the inclusion of land within the district.
         SECTION 2.  (a) The legal notice of the intention to
  introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
  Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
  copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
  officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
  under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
  Government Code.
         (b)  The governor, one of the required recipients, has
  submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
  Environmental Quality.
         (c)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
  its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
  lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
  representatives within the required time.
         (d)  All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
  state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
  to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
  and accomplished.
         SECTION 3.  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, 2015.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 4202 was passed by the House on May
  22, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 4202 was passed by the Senate on May
  27, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 1.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor       
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