| 1 | 1 | | By: Middleton S.B. No. 410 |
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| 6 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 7 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 8 | 8 | | relating to the management and operation of the Gulf Coast |
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| 9 | 9 | | Protection District. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 9502.0201(i), Special District Local |
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| 12 | 12 | | Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (i) The governor[board] shall appoint[elect] a presiding |
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| 14 | 14 | | officer from among the directors to serve in that position for two |
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| 15 | 15 | | years. A director may serve as the presiding officer for not more |
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| 16 | 16 | | than two consecutive terms. |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 2. Section 9502.0301, Special District Local Laws |
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| 18 | 18 | | Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (f) Implementation of a project described by Subsection (a) |
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| 20 | 20 | | shall not compromise navigation safety or two-way traffic vessel |
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| 21 | 21 | | movement as required by Subchapter B, Chapter 66, Transportation |
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| 22 | 22 | | Code. |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 3. Section 9502.0302, Special District Local Laws |
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| 24 | 24 | | Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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| 25 | 25 | | Sec. 9502.0302. TAXES AND BONDS. (a) Subject to Subsection |
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| 26 | 26 | | (d), the[The] district must hold an election in the manner provided |
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| 27 | 27 | | by Chapter 49, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the |
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| 28 | 28 | | district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad |
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| 29 | 29 | | valorem taxes. |
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| 30 | 30 | | (b) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 5 |
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| 31 | 31 | | cents on each $100 valuation. |
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| 32 | 32 | | (c) The district, without an election, may issue bonds, |
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| 33 | 33 | | notes, or other obligations secured by revenue other than ad |
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| 34 | 34 | | valorem taxes. |
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| 35 | 35 | | (d) The threshold for voter approval of an ad valorem tax |
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| 36 | 36 | | imposed by the district under this section is 67 percent[The |
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| 37 | 37 | | district may grant an abatement for a tax owed to the district in |
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| 38 | 38 | | the manner provided by Chapter 312, Tax Code]. |
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| 39 | 39 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 40 | 40 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 41 | 41 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 42 | 42 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 43 | 43 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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