83R9601 RWG-D
By: Lucio S.B. No. 1337
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the powers of the governing body of a public utility in
certain municipalities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 552, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 552.915 to read as follows:
Sec. 552.915. UTILITY CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN
MUNICIPALITIES. (a) In this section, "utility system" means an
electric, water, sewer, solid waste disposal, drainage utility, or
natural gas system, or any combination of those systems.
(b) This section applies only to a municipality located in a
county:
(1) with a population of at least 375,000;
(2) that is located on an international border; and
(3) that borders the Gulf of Mexico.
(c) Notwithstanding any limitation provided by a home-rule
charter, the governing body, board of trustees, or other entity
vested with the management and control of the municipality's
utility system may contract for the purchase, sale, or transfer of
natural gas under terms the governing body, board of trustees, or
other entity considers appropriate.
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, 2013.