Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2262 Compare Versions

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1		-	S.B. No. 2262
	1	+	By: Perry S.B. No. 2262
	2	+	(Burns)
2	3
3	4
	5	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	6		AN ACT
5	7		relating to the dissolution of the Central Colorado River
6	8		Authority.
7	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	10		SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:
9	11		(1) "Authority" means the Central Colorado River
10	12		Authority.
11	13		(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on
12	14		Environmental Quality.
13	15		(3) "County" means Coleman County.
14	16		SECTION 2. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING; TRANSFER OF ASSETS.
15	17		(a) Not later than December 31, 2017, the authority and the county
16	18		shall enter into a memorandum of understanding that governs the
17	19		transfer of the following by the authority to the county:
18	20		(1) the authority's remaining financial assets, after
19	21		the discharge of any debts of the authority, in the form of cash,
20	22		investments, and proceeds from the sale of the authority's personal
21	23		property and real property, including lakes, reservoirs, dams,
22	24		water rights, and other real property related to the lakes,
23	25		reservoirs, or dams of the authority; and
24	26		(2) the authority's remaining personal property and
25	27		real property, including lakes, reservoirs, dams, water rights, and
26	28		other real property related to the lakes, reservoirs, or dams of the
27	29		authority in the event the property does not sell before December
28	30		31, 2018.
29	31		(b) The memorandum of understanding must include:
30	32		(1) a timeline for the sale of the authority's personal
31	33		property and real property, including the authority's lakes,
32	34		reservoirs, dams, water rights, and other real property related to
33	35		the lakes, reservoirs, or dams of the authority;
34	36		(2) the acts necessary to complete the sale of the
35	37		authority's lakes, reservoirs, dams, water rights, and other real
36	38		property related to the lakes, reservoirs, or dams of the authority
37	39		to third parties before December 31, 2018, in accordance with state
38	40		law governing the sale of property by a political subdivision of
39	41		this state, including Chapter 272, Local Government Code; and
40	42		(3) the acts necessary to complete the transfer of the
41	43		authority's lakes, reservoirs, dams, water rights, and other real
42	44		property related to the lakes, reservoirs, or dams of the authority
43	45		to the county in accordance with the rules of the commission, the
44	46		Water Code, and other applicable law, in the event the property does
45	47		not sell before December 31, 2018.
46	48		(c) Section 8505.107, Special District Local Laws Code,
47	49		does not apply to a transfer, sale, conveyance, or owner
48	50		disposition of personal or real property by the authority in
49	51		accordance with the memorandum of understanding entered into under
50	52		this section.
51	53		(d) Notwithstanding Section 81.032, Local Government Code,
52	54		the county may accept the donation of:
53	55		(1) the authority's financial assets, including cash,
54	56		investments, and proceeds from the sale of the authority's personal
55	57		property and real property, including lakes, reservoirs, dams,
56	58		water rights, and other real property related to the lakes,
57	59		reservoirs, or dams of the authority; and
58	60		(2) the authority's personal property and real
59	61		property, including lakes, reservoirs, dams, water rights, and
60	62		other real property related to the lakes, reservoirs, or dams of the
61	63		authority, in the event the property does not sell before December
62	64		31, 2018.
63	65		(e) Not later than December 31, 2018, all actions described
64	66		in the memorandum of understanding entered into under this section
65	67		must be completed.
66	68		SECTION 3. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT. After the completion
67	69		of the activities in the memorandum of understanding described by
68	70		Section 2 of this Act, the authority is dissolved.
69	71		SECTION 4. AMENDMENT. Section 325.025(b), Government Code,
70	72		is amended to read as follows:
71	73		(b) This section applies to the:
72	74		(1) Angelina and Neches River Authority;
73	75		(2) Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater
74	76		District;
75	77		(3) Brazos River Authority;
76	78		(4) [Central Colorado River Authority;
77	79		[(5)] Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority;
78	80		(5) [(6)] Lavaca-Navidad River Authority;
79	81		(6) [(7)] Lower Colorado River Authority;
80	82		(7) [(8)] Lower Neches Valley Authority;
81	83		(8) [(9)] Nueces River Authority;
82	84		(9) [(10)] Palo Duro River Authority of Texas;
83	85		(10) [(11)] Red River Authority of Texas;
84	86		(11) [(12)] Sabine River Authority of Texas;
85	87		(12) [(13)] San Antonio River Authority;
86	88		(13) [(14)] San Jacinto River Authority;
87	89		(14) [(15)] Sulphur River Basin Authority;
88	90		(15) [(16)] Trinity River Authority of Texas;
89	91		(16) [(17)] Upper Colorado River Authority; and
90	92		(17) [(18)] Upper Guadalupe River Authority.
91	93		SECTION 5. REPEALER. Chapter 8505, Special District Local
92	94		Laws Code, is repealed.
93	95		SECTION 6. NOTICE. (a) The legal notice of the intention
94	96		to introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
95	97		Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
96	98		copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
97	99		officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
98	100		under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
99	101		Government Code.
100	102		(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
101	103		submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
102	104		Environmental Quality.
103	105		(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
104	106		its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
105	107		lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
106	108		representatives within the required time.
107	109		(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
108	110		state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
109	111		to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
110	112		and accomplished.
111	113		SECTION 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) Except as provided by
112	114		Subsection (b) of this section, this Act takes effect September 1,
113	115		2017.
114	116		(b) Sections 4 and 5 of this Act take effect January 1, 2019.
115		-	______________________________ ______________________________
116		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
117		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2262 passed the Senate on
118		-	April 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
119		-	______________________________
120		-	Secretary of the Senate
121		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2262 passed the House on
122		-	May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 4, two
123		-	present not voting.
124		-	______________________________
125		-	Chief Clerk of the House
126		-	Approved:
127		-	______________________________
128		-	Date
129		-	______________________________
130		-	Governor