Texas 2013 83rd Regular

Texas House Bill HB2153 Comm Sub / Bill

                    83R17002 AED-D
 By: Callegari H.B. No. 2153
 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2153:
 By:  Springer C.S.H.B. No. 2153


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the abolition of wind erosion conservation districts.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Chapter 202, Agriculture Code, is repealed.
 SECTION 2.  (a) The county judge of each county in this state
 in which a wind erosion conservation district is located or the
 judge's designee shall proceed with the dissolution of the district
 as soon as possible.
 (b)  The county judge or the judge's designee shall conduct
 an inventory of the assets of the wind erosion conservation
 district and determine the debt owed by the district.
 (c)  The county judge or the judge's designee shall control
 and administer the property, funds, and other assets and the debts
 of the wind erosion conservation district until all assets have
 been disposed of and all debts, including outstanding bonds, of the
 district have been paid or settled.
 (d)  After the county judge or the judge's designee has paid
 all debts and has disposed of all assets of the wind erosion
 conservation district as prescribed by this section, the county
 judge or the judge's designee shall:
 (1)  transfer to the county in which the district is
 located all net proceeds of the disposal of the assets; and
 (2)  file a written report with the commissioners court
 of the county setting forth a summary of the county judge's or the
 judge's designee's actions in dissolving the district.
 (e)  Not later than the 10th day after the date the
 commissioners court receives the report under Subsection (d)(2) of
 this section and determines that the requirements of this section
 have been fulfilled, the commissioners court shall enter an order
 dissolving the district.
 SECTION 3.  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, 2013.