81R3695 PMO-D By: Brown of Kaufman H.B. No. 2861 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the authority of the Kaufman County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 to undertake road projects. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 9002.101(a), Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads [or turnpikes], or improvements in aid of those roads [or turnpikes, inside the district]. SECTION 2. 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, 2009.