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

89(R) HB 4646 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R12330 SCF-F

By: Ashby

H.B. No. 4646

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to transfer of the ownership rights of the Woodlawn Water

Supply Corporation 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) "Corporation" means the Woodlawn Water Supply

Corporation.

SECTION 2. TRANSFER OF WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION; ASSETS;

DISSOLUTION. (a) The authority may enter into a contract with the

corporation to transfer the assets, debts, and contractual rights

and obligations of the corporation to the authority.

(b) On the date a contract is executed as provided by

Subsection (a) of this section:

(1) all real property, easements, appurtenances,

conveyance systems, transmission and treatment systems, designated

rights-of-way, and other property interests of the corporation are

transferred to the authority;

(2) Certificate of Convenience and Necessity

No. 10354 is considered to be held by the authority; and

(3) the board of directors of the corporation shall

notify:

(A) the Texas Commission on Environmental

Quality of the transfer of the corporation to the authority; and

(B) the Public Utility Commission of Texas of the

transfer of Certificate of Convenience and Necessity No. 10354 to

the authority.

(c) On receipt of notice under Subsection (b)(3)(B) of this

section, the Public Utility Commission of Texas shall note in its

records that Certificate of Convenience and Necessity No. 10354 is

held by the authority and shall reissue the certificate in the name

of the authority without further application, notice, or hearing. A

person, party, or entity does not have any right of protest,

objection, or administrative review of the transfer prescribed by

this section.

(d) Not later than 30 days after the date of the transfer

under Subsection (b) of this section, the board of directors of the

corporation shall commence dissolution proceedings of the

corporation.

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, 2025.