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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties of the Fort Bend County Levee |
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Improvement District No. 7. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7808.001(3), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(3) "Reuse project [Project]" means a facility, |
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improvement, appliance, appurtenance, land, interest in property, |
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participation right, contract right, practice, technique, or |
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technology that: |
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(A) facilitates the recycling and reuse of water, |
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wastewater effluent, or other water or wastewater by-product; and |
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(B) results in additional water supplies for |
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future or alternative uses. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 7808, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER B. REUSE PROJECT POWERS AND DUTIES |
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Sec. 7808.151. ACQUISITION OF REUSE PROJECT. The district |
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may acquire a reuse project, including by purchase or lease. |
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Sec. 7808.152. CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF |
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REUSE PROJECT. The district may construct, rehabilitate, repair, |
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improve, enlarge, operate, and maintain a reuse project. |
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[Sec.
7808.153.
DELIVERY METHOD. The district may use
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alternative delivery methods under Chapter 2267, Government Code,
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as added by Chapter 1129 (H.B. 628), Acts of the 82nd Legislature,
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Regular Session, 2011, for a project, in addition to any method
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provided by Chapters 49 and 57, Water Code.] |
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Sec. 7808.154. CONVEYANCE OF REUSE PROJECT. If the board |
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considers the terms appropriate and favorable to the district, the |
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district may convey a reuse project to a: |
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(1) municipality in whose extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction all or part of the district is located; or |
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(2) political subdivision located wholly or partly in |
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the district. |
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Sec. 7808.155. USE OF REUSE PROJECT WATER. If the board |
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considers the terms appropriate and favorable to the district, the |
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district may: |
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(1) use the water from a reuse project; or |
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(2) sell or otherwise provide the water to: |
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(A) a homeowners' or property owners' association |
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located in the district; or |
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(B) with the prior consent of a municipality |
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described by Section 7808.154(1), any person located in the |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction of that municipality, including a |
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political subdivision, private entity, and individual. |
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Sec. 7808.156. REUSE PROJECT FINANCING. The district may |
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finance a reuse project with property taxes, mandatory fees, or |
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voluntary contributions. |
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Sec. 7808.157. REUSE PROJECT BONDS. The district may issue |
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bonds or other obligations for a reuse project in the manner |
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provided by Subchapter G, Chapter 57, Water Code. |
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Sec. 7808.158. JOINT REUSE PROJECT. The district may act |
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jointly in regard to a reuse project under an agreement or contract |
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with any person, including a political subdivision, private entity, |
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or individual. |
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Sec. 7808.159. MUNICIPAL APPROVAL. (a) The plans and |
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specifications for the construction or modification of a reuse |
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project are subject to: |
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(1) the review and approval of any municipality in |
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whose extraterritorial jurisdiction all or part of the district is |
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located; and |
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(2) any ordinance, regulation, or standard criteria a |
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municipality described by Subdivision (1) may adopt relating to the |
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construction or operation of similar reuse projects in its |
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corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction. |
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(b) The approval required by Subsection (a) must be in the |
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form of an ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of |
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the municipality. Approval for subsequent modifications, |
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extensions, or repairs of a reuse project may be given in the manner |
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the municipality customarily uses for other water supply |
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improvements in its corporate limits or extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 7808, Special District Local Laws Code, |
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is amended by adding Subchapter C to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER C. CONTRACTS |
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Sec. 7808.201. DELIVERY METHOD. Notwithstanding the |
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limitations provided by Sections 2269.003 and 2269.352, Government |
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Code, for the design and construction of erosion control facilities |
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located in or adjacent to the Brazos River and any related facility |
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or improvement, the district may use a delivery method described |
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by: |
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(1) Chapter 2269, Government Code; or |
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(2) Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code. |
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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, 2019. |
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