88R7359 ANG-F     By: Clardy H.B. No. 2819       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the transfer of the ownership rights of the City of   Nacogdoches in the Central Heights Water System to the Angelina and   Neches River Authority.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  DEFINITIONS. In this Act:                (1)  "Authority" means the Angelina and Neches River   Authority.                (2)  "City" means the City of Nacogdoches.          SECTION 2.  TRANSFER OF WATER SYSTEM. (a)  Notwithstanding   Section 1502.055, Government Code, not later than 180 days from the   effective date of this Act, the city shall enter into a contract   with the authority to transfer the city's ownership interests in   the Central Heights Water System that is north of the intersection   of U.S. Highway 59 and U.S. Highway 259 to the authority, including   the assets and service area portion of the city's water system.          (b)  On the date of execution of the contract under   Subsection (a):                (1)  the geographic territory of the Central Heights   Water System shall be incorporated into the authority's certificate   of convenience and necessity; and                (2)  all real property, easements, appurtenances,   conveyance systems, transmission and treatment systems, designated   rights-of-way, and other property interests of the city related to   the Central Heights Water System are transferred to the authority   unless specifically reserved to the city in the contract agreed to   under Subsection (a).          (c)  Following the transfer under Subsection (b), the   governing body of the city shall notify the Texas Commission on   Environmental Quality of the transfer of the Central Heights Water   System to the authority.          (d)  On receipt of notice under Subsection (c), the Texas   Commission on Environmental Quality shall note the transfer of the   Central Heights Water System to the authority in its records. A   person, party, or entity does not have any right of protest,   objection, or administrative review of the transfer described by   this Act.          SECTION 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  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, 2023.