Bill Text: TX SB281 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the administration and powers of the Red River Authority of Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [SB281 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB281-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 281 |
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relating to the administration and powers of the Red River | ||
Authority of Texas. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 279, Acts of the 56th Legislature, | ||
Regular Session, 1959, is amended by adding Section 7a to read as | ||
follows: | ||
Sec. 7a. The Authority's Board of Directors or a Board | ||
committee may hold a meeting by telephone conference call, by video | ||
conference call, or through communications over the Internet, in | ||
accordance with procedures provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 551, | ||
Government Code, if holding the meeting in that way is determined to | ||
be necessary or convenient by the Board president or any three Board | ||
members. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 19, Chapter 279, Acts of the 56th | ||
Legislature, Regular Session, 1959, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 19. Said Authority shall have and may exercise such | ||
functions, powers, authority, rights and duties as may permit the | ||
accomplishment of the purposes for which it is created, including | ||
investigating and planning, acquiring, constructing, maintaining | ||
and operating of all necessary properties, lands, rights, | ||
tenements, easements, improvements, reservoirs, dams, canals, | ||
laterals, plants, works and facilities which it may deem necessary | ||
or proper for the accomplishment of said purposes, including the | ||
acquisition within and/or without said Authority of lands, | ||
rights-of-way, surface water rights, groundwater rights, if | ||
purchased, as provided by Section 19a, and all other properties, | ||
tenements, easements and all other rights incident, helpful to, or | ||
in aid of carrying out the purposes of said Authority as herein | ||
defined; provided, however, that said Authority shall not engage in | ||
the generation or distribution of electric power except as provided | ||
by Section 14b of this Act. The right of eminent domain shall not be | ||
exercised or extend beyond the boundaries of this District. | ||
SECTION 3. Chapter 279, Acts of the 56th Legislature, | ||
Regular Session, 1959, is amended by adding Section 19a to read as | ||
follows: | ||
Sec. 19a. The Authority may purchase groundwater rights in | ||
a county in the Authority's territory only if: | ||
(1) there is a groundwater conservation district that | ||
has jurisdiction over water wells located in the county; or | ||
(2) in the case where a county is not in the | ||
jurisdiction of a groundwater conservation district, the | ||
commissioners court of the county approves the purchase of | ||
groundwater rights by the Authority in the county. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 25, Chapter 279, Acts of the 56th | ||
Legislature, Regular Session, 1959, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 25. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as | ||
authorizing the Authority to acquire or[ |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
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President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 281 passed the Senate on | ||
March 26, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; | ||
May 21, 2013, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and | ||
requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 22, 2013, House | ||
granted request of the Senate; May 26, 2013, Senate adopted | ||
Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 31, | ||
Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 281 passed the House, with | ||
amendments, on May 20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, | ||
Nays 0, two present not voting; May 22, 2013, House granted request | ||
of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; | ||
May 25, 2013, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the | ||
following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 1, two present not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Governor |