| 1 | 1 | | 86R11843 BRG-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Murr H.B. No. 4031 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to fees charged to a school district by a water supply or |
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| 8 | 8 | | sewer service corporation. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 67, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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| 11 | 11 | | Section 67.0115 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 67.0115. LIMITATION ON FEES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a) |
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| 13 | 13 | | In this section, "impact fee" means a charge imposed by a |
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| 14 | 14 | | corporation against new development to pay for capital improvements |
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| 15 | 15 | | or facility expansions necessitated by the new development. The |
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| 16 | 16 | | term includes amortized charges, lump-sum charges, capital |
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| 17 | 17 | | recovery fees, contributions in aid of construction, and any other |
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| 18 | 18 | | fee that functions as described by this definition. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (b) A corporation may not charge a school district an impact |
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| 20 | 20 | | fee or a fee to acquire water rights unless the board of trustees of |
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| 21 | 21 | | the district enters into a contract with the corporation for |
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| 22 | 22 | | payment of the fees. The contract may contain terms the board of |
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| 23 | 23 | | trustees considers advisable to provide for payment of the fees. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 25 | 25 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 26 | 26 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 27 | 27 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 28 | 28 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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