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TX SB1914

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sarah Eckhardt

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires county commissioners court consent before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) can approve creation of conservation and reclamation districts with any territory located outside municipal limits in unincorporated areas

  • Mandates TCEQ to promptly notify each affected county's commissioners court when a petition is filed to create such a district, and petitioners must provide any relevant information requested by the county

  • Establishes a 120-day deadline for commissioners courts to respond with written notice stating whether they consent, consent with modifications, or object to the proposed district; failure to respond within this timeframe constitutes automatic consent

  • Extends consent requirements to municipal utility districts (Chapter 54), water control and improvement districts (Chapter 59), and special utility districts (Chapter 65) under the Water Code

  • Applies only to petitions or resolutions filed with TCEQ on or after September 1, 2025, with pending petitions governed by prior law

Legislative Description

Relating to consent by a county commissioners court for the creation of certain conservation and reclamation districts in the unincorporated area of the county.

County Government

Last Action

Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

3/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs3/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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