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e . --'-Of .. ORDINANCE NO. 76d' AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING RULES, REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS UNDER WHICH THE CITY OF LA PORTE MAY GIVE ITS WRITTEN CONSENT FOR THE CREATION OF ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION HAVING AS ONE OF ITS PURPOSES THE SUPPLYING OF FRESH WATER FOR DOMESTIC OR COMMERCIAL USES OR THE FURNISHING OF SANITARY SEWER SERVICES, WITHIN THE AREA OF THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, Subsection B of Section 8, Article 970a, V.A.C.S., provides, in part, that no political subdivision having as one of its purposes the supplying of fresh water for domestic or commercial uses or the furnishing of sanitary sewer service e may be created within the area of the extraterritorial juris- diction of any city without the written consent of such city; and WHEREAS, territory within the extraterritorial juris- diction of the City of La Porte may be permanently annexed to the City of La Porte, and the City of La Porte therefore has a direct interest in the design, construction, operation, and financial arrangements of such political subdivisions; and WHEREAS, it is contemplated that, from time to time, proponents of the creation of such political subdivisions will seek the consent of the City Commission of the City of La Porte for their creation, either under the general laws, or by special e act of the Legislature, and the City of La Porte has not hereto- fore established rules, regulations, and standards for the granting of its said consent; and WHEREAS, in the cases of the granting of the City of La Porte's consent to the creation of such political subdivisions, it would be to the best interests of the City of La Porte that the proponents of the creation of such political subdivisions expressly agree and covenant, in writing, to adhere to such rules, regulations and standards, as promulgated by the City of La Porte: ~ .......