HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 2007-04-02 Regarding House Bill 2655.pdfCITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-04-02
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA,
TEXAS REGARDING HOUSE BILL 2655 IN THE SO'" TEXAS
LEGISLATIVE SESSION WHICH AFFECTS CERTIFICATES OF
CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on March 6, 2007, House Bill 2655 ("HB 2655") was filed in the SIP
Texas Legislative Session;
WHEREAS, HB 2655, if approved as filed, would no longer prohibit a
municipality from having a certificate of convenience and necessity ("CCN") for retail
water and/or sewer service outside its extraterritorial jurisdiction ("ETJ") without the
written consent of landowners;
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City to take action to show its support
of HB 2655.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The recitals contained in the preamble of this Resolution are
determined to be true and correct and are hereby adopted as a part of this Resolution.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby supports HB 2655 to ensure that the City
protects its interests regarding CCNs.
SECTION 3. It is hereby declared that the sections, paragraphs, sentences,
clauses, and phrases of this Resolution are severable and, if any phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph, or section of this Resolution shall be declared unconstitutional or
invalid by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs, or sections of this Resolution, because the same would have
been enacted by the City Council without the incorporation of any such unconstitutional
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section.
SECTION 4. All resolutions and parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby
expressly repealed insofar as they conflict herewith.
SECTION 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately after passage hereof.
Signed this 24th day of April, 2007.
APPROVED:
KENNETH PELHAM, Mayor
ATTEST: