Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1		-	H.B. No. 4718
	1	+	By: Thompson of Brazoria (Senate Sponsor - Taylor) H.B. No. 4718
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2019;
	3	+	May 6, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on
	4	+	Intergovernmental Relations; May 15, 2019, reported favorably by
	5	+	the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 15, 2019, sent to printer.)
	6	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	9	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	10		AN ACT
5	11		relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility
6	12		District No. 77; granting a limited power of eminent domain;
7	13		providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose
8	14		assessments, fees, and taxes.
9	15		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	16		SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
11	17		Code, is amended by adding Chapter 8379 to read as follows:
12	18		CHAPTER 8379. BRAZORIA COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 77
13	19		SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
14	20		Sec. 8379.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
15	21		(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
16	22		(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on
17	23		Environmental Quality.
18	24		(3) "Director" means a board member.
19	25		(4) "District" means the Brazoria County Municipal
20	26		Utility District No. 77.
21	27		Sec. 8379.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is a
22	28		municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI,
23	29		Texas Constitution.
24	30		Sec. 8379.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION
25	31		REQUIRED. The temporary directors shall hold an election to
26	32		confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent
27	33		directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
28	34		Sec. 8379.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED. The
29	35		temporary directors may not hold an election under Section
30	36		8379.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or
31	37		extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has
32	38		consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the
33	39		district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
34	40		Sec. 8379.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
35	41		(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.
36	42		(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:
37	43		(1) a municipal utility district as provided by
38	44		general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and
39	45		(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that
40	46		relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation,
41	47		or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or
42	48		improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
43	49		Sec. 8379.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The
44	50		district is initially composed of the territory described by
45	51		Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
46	52		(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of
47	53		the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the
48	54		field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process
49	55		does not affect the district's:
50	56		(1) organization, existence, or validity;
51	57		(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes
52	58		for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and
53	59		interest on a bond;
54	60		(3) right to impose a tax; or
55	61		(4) legality or operation.
56	62		SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
57	63		Sec. 8379.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is
58	64		governed by a board of five elected directors.
59	65		(b) Except as provided by Section 8379.0202, directors
60	66		serve staggered four-year terms.
61	67		Sec. 8379.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a) On or after the
62	68		effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners
63	69		of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the
64	70		district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that
65	71		the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons
66	72		named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary
67	73		directors the five persons named in the petition.
68	74		(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:
69	75		(1) the date permanent directors are elected under
70	76		Section 8379.0103; or
71	77		(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of
72	78		the Act enacting this chapter.
73	79		(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under
74	80		Section 8379.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have
75	81		expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or
76	82		reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that
77	83		expire on the earlier of:
78	84		(1) the date permanent directors are elected under
79	85		Section 8379.0103; or
80	86		(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the
81	87		appointment or reappointment.
82	88		(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a
83	89		majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district
84	90		may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the
85	91		commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five
86	92		persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as
87	93		successor temporary directors the five persons named in the
88	94		petition.
89	95		SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
90	96		Sec. 8379.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district
91	97		has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for
92	98		which the district is created.
93	99		Sec. 8379.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND
94	100		DUTIES. The district has the powers and duties provided by the
95	101		general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code,
96	102		applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59,
97	103		Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
98	104		Sec. 8379.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS. Under Section
99	105		52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design,
100	106		acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate,
101	107		maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for
102	108		operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or
103	109		improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
104	110		Sec. 8379.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. (a) A
105	111		road project must meet all applicable construction standards,
106	112		zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each
107	113		municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial
108	114		jurisdiction the road project is located.
109	115		(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits
110	116		or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road
111	117		project must meet all applicable construction standards,
112	118		subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which
113	119		the road project is located.
114	120		(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the
115	121		Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and
116	122		specifications of the road project.
117	123		Sec. 8379.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT
118	124		ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION. The district shall comply with all
119	125		applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is
120	126		adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that
121	127		consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land
122	128		in the district.
123	129		Sec. 8379.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT. (a) The district may
124	130		be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:
125	131		(1) has never issued any bonds; and
126	132		(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.
127	133		(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the
128	134		division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and
129	135		duties of the district.
130	136		(c) A new district created by the division of the district
131	137		may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land
132	138		outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this
133	139		chapter.
134	140		(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition
135	141		signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of
136	142		the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the
137	143		district.
138	144		(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district
139	145		before or after the date the board holds an election under Section
140	146		8379.0103 to confirm the district's creation.
141	147		(f) An order dividing the district shall:
142	148		(1) name each new district;
143	149		(2) include the metes and bounds description of the
144	150		territory of each new district;
145	151		(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district;
146	152		and
147	153		(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities
148	154		between or among the new districts.
149	155		(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of
150	156		an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order
151	157		with the commission and record the order in the real property
152	158		records of each county in which the district is located.
153	159		(h) A new district created by the division of the district
154	160		shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by
155	161		Section 8379.0103.
156	162		(i) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the
157	163		new district shall provide the election date and results to the
158	164		commission.
159	165		(j) Any new district created by the division of the district
160	166		must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter
161	167		approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue
162	168		bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
163	169		(k) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to
164	170		the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section
165	171		8379.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new
166	172		district created by the division of the district and to the
167	173		inclusion of land in the new district.
168	174		SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
169	175		Sec. 8379.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS. (a)
170	176		The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other
171	177		obligations secured by:
172	178		(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or
173	179		(2) contract payments described by Section 8379.0403.
174	180		(b) The district must hold an election in the manner
175	181		provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval
176	182		before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds
177	183		payable from ad valorem taxes.
178	184		(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem
179	185		taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a
180	186		vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an
181	187		election held for that purpose.
182	188		Sec. 8379.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX. (a) If
183	189		authorized at an election held under Section 8379.0401, the
184	190		district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable
185	191		property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water
186	192		Code.
187	193		(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not
188	194		exceed the rate approved at the election.
189	195		Sec. 8379.0403. CONTRACT TAXES. (a) In accordance with
190	196		Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than
191	197		an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from
192	198		the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of
193	199		the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters
194	200		voting at an election held for that purpose.
195	201		(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a
196	202		provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by
197	203		the board without further voter approval.
198	204		SUBCHAPTER E. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
199	205		Sec. 8379.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER
200	206		OBLIGATIONS. The district may issue bonds or other obligations
201	207		payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees,
202	208		revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any
203	209		combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district
204	210		purpose.
205	211		Sec. 8379.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS. At the time the district
206	212		issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the
207	213		board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing
208	214		direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all
209	215		or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner
210	216		provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
211	217		Sec. 8379.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. At the time of
212	218		issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations
213	219		issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad
214	220		valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the
215	221		real property in the district.
216	222		SECTION 2. The Brazoria County Municipal Utility District
217	223		No. 77 initially includes all the territory contained in the
218	224		following area:
219	225		BEING A 705.269 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF THE CHESTER GORBET
220	226		SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 64, THE H.T. & B. RR., SECTION 5, ABSTRACT NO.
221	227		235 AND THE H.T. & B. RR., SECTION 43, ABSTRACT 256, BRAZORIA
222	228		COUNTY, TEXAS; SAID 705.269 ACRE TRACT OF LAND BEING OUT OF AND A
223	229		PART OF A TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO AA SHARP INVESTMENTS, LTD., AS
224	230		DESCRIBED IN DEED RECORDED UNDER COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NO. 2007068904
225	231		OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS, SAID
226	232		705.269 ACRE TRACT OF LAND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY
227	233		METES AND BOUNDS IN FOUR TRACTS OF LAND AS FOLLOWS:
228	234		TRACT 1:
229	235		BEGINNING at the southern "cut back" corner of State Highway
230	236		288 west right-of-way line and the north right-of-way line of
231	237		County Road 60;
232	238		THENCE, South 87°06'10" West, 150.29 feet along the north line
233	239		of said County Road 60 to an interior corner of the herein described
234	240		tract;
235	241		THENCE, South 02°53'50" East, 60.00 feet to the centerline of
236	242		said County Road 60 for a point of corner;
237	243		THENCE, in a westerly direction along the south line of the
238	244		herein tract as follow:
239	245		THENCE, South 87°23'21" West, 3589.69 feet along the
240	246		centerline of said County Road 60 to the centerline of County Road
241	247		48 for a point for corner;
242	248		THENCE, South 02°30'30" East, 1045.03 feet along the
243	249		centerline of said County Road 48 to an angle point for corner;
244	250		THENCE, South 87°23'00" West, 3786.31 feet to the Southwest
245	251		corner of the herein described tract;
246	252		THENCE, in a northerly direction along the west line of the
247	253		herein tract as follow:
248	254		THENCE, North 02°48'42" West, 1309.92 feet to an interior
249	255		corner;
250	256		THENCE, South 87°04'08" West, 484.20 feet to an angle point
251	257		for corner;
252	258		THENCE, North 03°21'02" West, 1884.72 feet to the Northwest
253	259		corner of the herein described tract;
254	260		THENCE, in an easterly direction along the north line of the
255	261		herein tract as follow:
256	262		THENCE, North 87°22'55" East, 2011.99 feet to an angle point
257	263		for corner;
258	264		THENCE, South 02°37'05" East, 1078.95 feet to an interior
259	265		corner;
260	266		THENCE, North 87°22'55" East, 2051.99 feet to the centerline
261	267		of said County Road 48 for a point for corner;
262	268		THENCE, North 15°20'43" West, 1106.13 feet along the
263	269		centerline of said County Road 48 to an angle point for corner;
264	270		THENCE, North 87°22'55" East, 5022.48 feet to the Northeast
265	271		corner of the herein described tract and being in the west
266	272		right-of-way line of said State Highway 288 to a point for corner;
267	273		THENCE, in a southeasterly direction along the west line of
268	274		said State Highway 288 as follows:
269	275		THENCE, South 02°37'30" East, 313.81 feet to a point for
270	276		corner;
271	277		THENCE, South 01°22'30" West, 548.62 feet to the beginning of
272	278		a curve to the right;
273	279		THENCE, along the arc of said curve to the right, having a
274	280		chord of South 24°37'30" West, 822.44 feet, a radius of 1041.74
275	281		feet, and a central angle of 46°30'00", a distance of 845.45 feet to
276	282		a point for corner;
277	283		THENCE, South 47°52'30" West, 220.75 feet to the beginning of
278	284		a curve to the left;
279	285		THENCE, along the arc of said curve to the left, having a
280	286		chord of South 25°48'15" West, 345.34 feet, a radius of 485.37 feet,
281	287		and a central angle of 41°40'43", a distance of 353.07 feet to a "cut
282	288		back" corner;
283	289		THENCE, South 43°48'16" West, 72.77 feet to the PLACE OF
284	290		BEGINNING; containing 463.725 acres of land, more or less.
285	291		TRACT 2:
286	292		BEGINNING at the southeast corner of the herein described
287	293		tract and being on the south line of said Chester Gorbet Survey and
288	294		the west right-of-way line of State Highway 288;
289	295		THENCE, South 87°22'55" West, 331.99 feet along the south line
290	296		of said Gorbet Survey to the Southwest corner of the herein
291	297		described tract;
292	298		THENCE, North 02°37'05" West, 1465.62 feet along the west line
293	299		of this tract to the Northwest corner of the herein described tract
294	300		and being the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the right, said
295	301		point being in the west line of said State Highway 288;
296	302		THENCE, in a southeasterly direction along the west line of
297	303		said State Highway 288 as follow:
298	304		THENCE, along the arc of said curve to the right, having a
299	305		chord of South 33°01'25" East, 272.09 feet, a radius of 1273.24
300	306		feet, and a central angle of 12°16'03", a distance of 272.61 feet to
301	307		a point for corner;
302	308		THENCE, North 63°06'36" East, 120.51 feet to the beginning of
303	309		a non-tangent curve to the right;
304	310		THENCE, along the arc of said curve to the right, having a
305	311		chord of South 13°57'24" East, 428.87 feet, a radius of 1091.35
306	312		feet, and a central angle of 22°39'47", a distance of 431.68 feet to
307	313		a point for corner;
308	314		THENCE, South 02°37'30" East, 859.99 feet to the PLACE OF
309	315		BEGINNING; containing 9.672 acres of land, more or less.
310	316		TRACT 3:
311	317		BEGINNING at the northern "cut back" corner of State Highway
312	318		288 east right-of-way line and the south right-of-way line of
313	319		County Road 60;
314	320		THENCE, North 87°06'10" East, 217.49 feet along the south
315	321		right-of-way line of said County Road 60 to the Northeast corner of
316	322		the herein described tract;
317	323		THENCE, South 02°37'05" East, 2087.18 feet along the east line
318	324		to the Southeast corner of the herein described tract;
319	325		THENCE, South 87°22'55" West, 1019.22 feet along the south
320	326		line to the Southwest corner of the herein described tract; said
321	327		point being in the east right-of-way line of said State Highway 288;
322	328		THENCE, in a northerly direction along the east line of said
323	329		State Highway 288 as follow:
324	330		THENCE, North 02°37'35" West, 313.22 feet to an angle point
325	331		for corner;
326	332		THENCE, North 01°22'30" East, 548.47 feet to the beginning of
327	333		a curve to the right;
328	334		THENCE, along the arc of said curve to the right, having a
329	335		chord of North 24°37'30" East, 822.72, a radius of 1041.74 feet, and
330	336		a central angle of 46°31'00", a distance of 845.76 feet to a point
331	337		for corner;
332	338		THENCE, North 47°52'30" East, 220.52 feet to the beginning of
333	339		a curve to the left;
334	340		THENCE, along the arc of said curve to the left, having a
335	341		chord of North 25°45'18" East, 345.34, a radius of 458.37 feet, and a
336	342		central angle of 44°15'34", a distance of 354.08 feet to a point for
337	343		corner;
338	344		THENCE, North 43°48'11" East, 72.77 feet to the PLACE OF
339	345		BEGINNING; containing 38.512 acres of land, more or less.
340	346		TRACT 4:
341	347		BEGINNING at the southern "cut back" corner of State Highway
342	348		288 east right-of-way line and the north right-of-way line of
343	349		County Road 60;
344	350		THENCE, in a northeasterly direction along the east line of
345	351		said State Highway 288 as follow:
346	352		THENCE, North 49°19'36" West, 78.78 feet to the beginning of a
347	353		non-tangent curve to the left;
348	354		THENCE, along the arc of said curve to the left, having a
349	355		chord of North 31°22'42" West, 339.80, a radius of 458.37 feet, and a
350	356		central angle of 43°30'46", a distance of 348.11 feet to a point for
351	357		corner;
352	358		THENCE, North 53°07'30" West, 54.27 feet to the beginning of a
353	359		curve to the right;
354	360		THENCE, along the arc of said curve to the right, having a
355	361		chord of North 32°52'30" West, 881.38, a radius of 1273.24 feet, and
356	362		a central angle of 40°30'00", a distance of 900.00 feet to a point
357	363		for corner;
358	364		THENCE, North 12°37'30" West, 571.47 feet to a point for
359	365		corner;
360	366		THENCE, North 02°37'30" West, 364.45 feet to the Northwest
361	367		corner of the herein described tract;
362	368		THENCE, in an easterly direction along the north line of the
363	369		herein tract as follow:
364	370		THENCE, North 87°22'55" West, 1025.00 feet to an interior
365	371		corner;
366	372		THENCE, North 02°37'05" West, 438.06 feet to an angle point
367	373		for corner;
368	374		THENCE, North 87°22'55" East, 534.76 feet to an angle point
369	375		for corner;
370	376		THENCE, South 02°37'05" East, 23.06 feet to an interior
371	377		corner;
372	378		THENCE, North 87°22'55" East, 1853.42 feet to an exterior
373	379		corner;
374	380		THENCE, South 02°37'05" East, 893.97 feet to an interior
375	381		corner;
376	382		THENCE, North 87°07'26" East, 2710.71 feet to an exterior
377	383		corner;
378	384		THENCE, South 02°52'34" East, 1692.20 feet to the Southeast
379	385		corner of the herein described tract and being in the centerline of
380	386		said County Road 60 for a point for corner;
381	387		THENCE, in a westerly direction along the south line of the
382	388		herein tract as follow:
383	389		THENCE, South 87°10'14" West, 923.16 feet along the
384	390		centerline of said County Road 60 to an angle point for corner;
385	391		THENCE, North 02°52'34" West, 947.37 feet along the
386	392		centerline of County Road 65 to an angle point for corner;
387	393		THENCE, South 87°22'55" West, 4180.39 feet to an interior
388	394		corner;
389	395		THENCE, South 02°37'05" East, 858.91 feet to the north line of
390	396		said County Road 60;
391	397		THENCE, South 87°06'10" West, 217.50 feet to the POINT OF
392	398		BEGINNING and containing 193.360 acres of land; more or less, for a
393	399		TOTAL ACREAGE of 705.269 ACRES.
394	400		SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
395	401		introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
396	402		Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
397	403		copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
398	404		officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
399	405		under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
400	406		Government Code.
401	407		(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
402	408		submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
403	409		Environmental Quality.
404	410		(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
405	411		its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
406	412		lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
407	413		representatives within the required time.
408	414		(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
409	415		state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
410	416		to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
411	417		and accomplished.
412	418		SECTION 4. (a) If this Act does not receive a two-thirds
413	419		vote of all the members elected to each house, Subchapter C, Chapter
414	420		8379, Special District Local Laws Code, as added by Section 1 of
415	421		this Act, is amended by adding Section 8379.0307 to read as follows:
416	422		Sec. 8379.0307. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may
417	423		not exercise the power of eminent domain.
418	424		(b) This section is not intended to be an expression of a
419	425		legislative interpretation of the requirements of Section 17(c),
420	426		Article I, Texas Constitution.
421	427		SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
422	428		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
423	429		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
424	430		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
425	431		Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
426		-	______________________________ ______________________________
427		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
428		-	I certify that H.B. No. 4718 was passed by the House on May 3,
429		-	2019, by the following vote: Yeas 123, Nays 17, 2 present, not
430		-	voting.
431		-	______________________________
432		-	Chief Clerk of the House
433		-	I certify that H.B. No. 4718 was passed by the Senate on May
434		-	21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
435		-	______________________________
436		-	Secretary of the Senate
437		-	APPROVED: _____________________
438		-	Date
439		-	_____________________
440		-	Governor
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