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H.B. No. 3840
1 SECTION 4. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
2 introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
3 Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
4 copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
5 officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
6 under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
7 Government Code.
8 (b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
9 submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
10 Environmental Quality.
11 (c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
12 its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
13 lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
14 representatives within the required time.
15 (d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
16 state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
17 to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
18 and accomplished.
19 SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
20 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
21 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
22 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
23 Act takes effect September i, 2011.