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TX SB2476

Bill

Status

Passed

5/24/2025

Primary Sponsor

Robert Nichols

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the Angelina and Neches River Authority to enter into a contract with the Woodlawn Water Supply Corporation to transfer all assets, debts, and contractual rights and obligations

  • Transfers all real property, easements, conveyance systems, transmission and treatment systems, rights-of-way, and Certificate of Convenience and Necessity No. 10354 to the Authority upon contract execution

  • Requires the Public Utility Commission of Texas to reissue the certificate in the Authority's name without further application, notice, or hearing, with no right of protest or administrative review permitted

  • Mandates the Corporation's board of directors to begin dissolution proceedings within 30 days of the transfer

  • Takes effect immediately with a two-thirds vote of both legislative chambers, otherwise September 1, 2025; passed the Senate 31-0 on May 1, 2025, and the House 121-7 on May 10, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to transfer of the ownership rights of the Woodlawn Water Supply Corporation to the Angelina and Neches River Authority.

Special Districts & Authorities

Last Action

Effective immediately

5/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources5/2/2025
Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs4/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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