S.B. No. 2519
AN ACT
relating to the Clear Creek Watershed Authority.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2a, Chapter 372, Acts of the 56th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1959, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2a. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of
this Act, the Authority does not include within its boundaries any
territory that is located within the incorporated limits of any
municipality, as those incorporated limits existed on January 1,
2009 [city].
SECTION 2. Section 9006.004, Special District Local Laws
Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) Territory in the authority that is annexed by a
municipality on or after January 1, 2009, remains in the authority.
SECTION 3. Section 9006.207, Special District Local Laws
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 9006.207. AUTHORITY PROPERTY NOT SUBJECT TO TAXATION.
Property owned by the [The] authority is exempt from [liable for] ad
valorem taxes imposed by a county, municipality, [or] school
district, or other entity [on property owned by the authority].
SECTION 4. (a) All governmental acts and proceedings of
the Clear Creek Watershed Authority that were taken before the
effective date of this Act are validated, ratified, and confirmed
in all respects as if they had been taken as authorized by law.
(b) This section does not apply to any matter that on the
effective date of this Act:
(1) is involved in litigation if the litigation
ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court
judgment; or
(2) has been held invalid by a final court judgment.
SECTION 5. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
Government Code.
(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality.
(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
representatives within the required time.
(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
and accomplished.
SECTION 6. 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. 2519 passed the Senate on
April 30, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2519 passed the House on
May 26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 4, one
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor