By: Dutton H.B. No. 3089
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the powers and duties of the Harris County Fresh Water
Supply District No. 48.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
Code, is amended by adding Chapter 8__ to read as follows:
CHAPTER 8 . HARRIS COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NO. 48
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 8 .001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "District" means the Harris County Fresh Water
Supply District No. 48.
SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES
Sec. 8 .051. FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law
of this state, including Chapters 49 and 53, Water Code, applicable
to fresh water supply districts created under Section 59, Article
XVI, Texas Constitution.
Sec. 8 .052. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN. The
district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the
district to acquire a site or easement for:
(1) a road project, except if the site or easement is
owned by a governmental entity and will be used by the district to
construct a road project that includes water or sanitary sewer
facilities serving the district; or
(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section
49.462, Water Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.