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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to recommendations for the appointment of directors of the |
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San Jacinto River Authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 6, Chapter 426, Acts of the 45th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1937, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 6. (a) The management and control of all the affairs of |
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said District shall be vested in, and the powers, rights, |
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privileges, and functions of the District shall be exercised by, a |
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Board of Directors consisting of six (6) members, all of whom shall |
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be freehold property taxpayers and legal voters of the State of |
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Texas and four (4) of whom shall be residents of a county wholly |
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encompassed by the District. Members of such Board of Directors |
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shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of six (6) years. |
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[Provided, the present Board of six (6) directors of said District, |
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appointed by the State Board of Water Engineers under authority of |
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House Bill No. 1094, Chapter 613, Acts of the Regular Session of the |
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Forty-seventh Legislature, amending Section 6 of Chapter 426, Acts |
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of the Regular Session of the Forty-fifth Legislature, as amended |
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by House Bill No. 828, Chapter 480, Acts of the Regular Session of |
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the Forty-seventh Legislature, for terms of two (2), four (4), and |
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six (6) years, shall continue to serve as such until the expiration |
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of the respective terms for which they were appointed. Upon the |
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expiration of the terms for which the present members of the Board |
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of Directors were appointed, the successors of each and all of them |
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shall be appointed by the Governor for a term of six (6) years.] |
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(b) A commissioners court of a county wholly located in the |
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district may make two recommendations to the governor for the |
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appointment of a person to the board of directors of the authority. |
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A commissioners court of a county partially located in the district |
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may make one recommendation to the governor for the appointment of a |
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person to the board of directors of the authority. The |
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commissioners court of the county making a recommendation under |
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this subsection must approve each recommendation by a majority |
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vote. After reviewing the recommendations, the governor may |
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appoint or not appoint the person recommended by the commissioners |
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court. |
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(c) The Directors shall hold office after their appointment |
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and qualification until their successors shall be appointed and |
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qualified. Should any vacancy occur in the Board of Directors, the |
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same shall be filled in like manner by the Governor for the |
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unexpired term. The Directors appointed shall, within thirty (30) |
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days after their appointment, qualify by taking the official oath |
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required of County Commissioners, and shall execute bond in the sum |
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of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) payable to the District, the |
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sufficiency of which bond shall be determined by the Governor, |
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which bonds after being recorded in the official bond records of the |
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county in which the District maintains its office shall be |
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deposited with the depository selected and approved for the deposit |
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of the funds of the District. |
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(d) The Board of Directors shall organize by electing one of |
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its members President, one Vice-President, one Secretary, and one |
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Treasurer. Four (4) members, including the presiding officer, |
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shall constitute a quorum to transact business. The President |
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shall preside at all meetings of the Board and shall be the chief |
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executive officer of the District. The Vice-President shall act as |
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President in case of the absence or disability of the President. |
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The Secretary shall act as Secretary of the Board and shall be |
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charged with the duty of keeping a record of all proceedings and all |
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orders of the Board. The Treasurer shall receive and receipt for |
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all moneys received by the District and shall keep books and records |
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of all moneys received and expended. In case of the absence or |
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inability of the Secretary to act, a Secretary pro tem shall be |
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selected by the Directors. |
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(e) The domicile of the District shall be in the City of |
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Conroe, in the County of Montgomery, Texas, where the District |
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shall maintain its principal office. The Board of Directors shall |
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have authority to fix the time, place and number of meetings of such |
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Board by proper resolutions, regulations and bylaws passed by said |
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Board. Said Board shall cause to be kept complete and accurate |
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accounts conforming to approved methods of bookkeeping. Said |
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accounts and all contracts, documents, and records of the District |
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shall be kept at said principal office, and same shall be open to |
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public inspection at all reasonable times. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |