Bill Text: TX SB281 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Engrossed
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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-Engrossed.html
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-Engrossed.html
By: Estes | 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 | ||
videoconference 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, groundwater and surface water rights 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. 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[ |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014. |