H.B. No. 4663
AN ACT
relating to the powers of the Hidalgo County Drainage District
Number 1; authorizing the issuance of bonds.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. In this Act, "district" means the Hidalgo County
Drainage District Number 1.
SECTION 2. (a) District revenue bonds may be secured as
described by a board resolution by a pledge of:
(1) all or part of the district's gross revenue, other
than taxation, minus the amount necessary to pay the cost of
maintaining and operating the district and its property;
(2) the net revenue of a contract made at any time; or
(3) other revenue specified by board resolution.
(b) The pledge may reserve the right to issue additional
bonds on a parity with or subordinate to the bonds being issued,
subject to conditions specified by the pledge.
(c) District revenue bonds not payable wholly or partly from
ad valorem taxes may be issued without an election.
SECTION 3. (a) The district may sell reclaimed water at
wholesale and sell reclaimed water on a retail basis to the extent
that the sale does not conflict with a certificate of convenience
and necessity.
(b) The district may enter into public-private partnership
agreements to fund infrastructure improvements needed to sell
reclaimed water to consumers.
SECTION 4. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
Government Code.
(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality.
(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
representatives within the required time.
(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
and accomplished.
SECTION 5. 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, 2021.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 4663 was passed by the House on May
14, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 104, Nays 41, 2 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 4663 on May 28, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 98, Nays 44,
2 present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 4663 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 24, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays
0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor