S.B. No. 1299
AN ACT
relating to the regulation of stormwater management by certain
counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 573.001, Local Government Code, as
effective April 1, 2009, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 573.001. COUNTY OR DISTRICT SUBJECT TO CHAPTER. This
chapter applies only to:
(1) a county with a population of 2.8 million or more;
(2) a district or authority created under Section 59,
Article XVI, Texas Constitution, that:
(A) has boundaries coterminous with a county
described by Subdivision (1); and
(B) is authorized to provide stormwater drainage
and flood control facilities; [or]
(3) a county with a population of more than 1.3 million
for which the primary source of drinking water is an underground
aquifer; or
(4) a county with a population of 800,000 or more that
contains a portion of the Edwards Aquifer.
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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1299 passed the Senate on
April 23, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1299 passed the House on
May 26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 9, one
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor