89R12287 SCR-F     By: Nichols S.B. No. 2621       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the territory of the Angelina and Neches River   Authority.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 8501.052, Special District Local Laws   Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection   (c) to read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the [The]   authority is composed of all of the territory contained in the   watershed of the Neches River and its tributaries, including the   territory of the watershed in:                (1)  Anderson County;                (2)  Angelina County;                (3)  Cherokee County;                (4)  Henderson County;                (5)  Houston County;                (6)  Jasper County;                (7)  Nacogdoches County;                (8)  Newton County;                (9)  Orange County;                (10)  Polk County;                (11)  Rusk County;                (12)  Sabine County;                (13)  San Augustine County;                (14)  Shelby County;                (15)  Smith County;                (16)  Trinity County; and                (17)  Van Zandt County   [described by Section 3, Chapter 97, General Laws, Acts of the 44th   Legislature, Regular Session, 1935, as amended by the relevant part   of Section 1, Chapter 394, Acts of the 65th Legislature, Regular   Session, 1977].          (c)  A defect or irregularity in the boundary or an overlap   or conflict of the boundary with another authority or district does   not affect the authority's validity.          SECTION 2.  (a) The legal notice of the intention to   introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this   Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a   copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,   officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished   under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,   Government Code.          (b)  The governor, one of the required recipients, has   submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on   Environmental Quality.          (c)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed   its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the   lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of   representatives within the required time.          (d)  All requirements of the constitution and laws of this   state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect   to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled   and accomplished.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.