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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 Needmore Ranch Municipal |
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Utility District No. 1 and the territory of the Hays Trinity |
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Groundwater Conservation District and the Barton Springs-Edwards |
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Aquifer Conservation District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 8471.102, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8471.102. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT AND |
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MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES; CONFLICTS OF LAW. |
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(a) The district has the powers and duties provided by the general |
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law of this state, including Chapters 36, 49, and 54, Water Code, |
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applicable to groundwater conservation districts and municipal |
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utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas |
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Constitution. |
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(b) If there is a conflict between Chapters 36 and 54, Water |
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Code, Chapter 54 prevails. |
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SECTION 2. Section 8802.003, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8802.003. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is |
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composed of the territory described by the Texas Water Commission's |
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August 15, 1986, order, as that territory may have been modified |
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under: |
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(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 36, Water Code; or |
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(2) other law. |
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(b) If the Needmore Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 |
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is confirmed at an election held for that purpose, the territory of |
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the Needmore Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 is removed from |
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the district. |
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SECTION 3. Section 8843.004, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8843.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district's |
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boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of Hays County, |
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excluding any area that on September 1, 2001, was within another |
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groundwater conservation district with authority to require a |
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permit to drill or alter a well for the withdrawal of groundwater, |
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unless the district's territory has been modified under: |
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(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 36, Water Code; or |
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(2) other law. |
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(b) If the Needmore Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 |
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is confirmed at an election held for that purpose, the territory of |
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the Needmore Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 is removed from |
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the district. |
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SECTION 4. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives within the required time. |
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(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled |
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and accomplished. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |