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House Bill 1535 |
House Author: Clardy et al. |
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Effective: See below |
Senate Sponsor: Johnson |
House Bill 1535 amends the law to revise and update the governing provisions of the San Antonio River Authority (SARA), following Sunset Advisory Commission recommendations. Among other provisions, including across‑the‑board sunset provisions, the bill does the following:
· changes the date of the biennial director election from the third Saturday in January to the uniform election date in November;
· decreases the length of a director's term of office from six years to four years;
· removes a provision that authorizes SARA bylaws to provide for the designation by its board of directors of an executive committee upon whom the district's manager may call for policy decisions and advice concerning matters which arise between board meetings and that may authorize the execution of any contract involving the expenditure of a maximum amount of $20,000;
· replaces the majority by which SARA's board may exercise SARA's powers, rights, privileges, and functions from a majority of the directors present at any applicable board meeting to a majority of the board's membership;
· removes a provision that limits the electors entitled to vote in a SARA property tax election to only applicable property owners;
· repeals provisions that require SARA to prepare a master plan for the maximum development of its soil and water resources and that require the state auditor to annually audit SARA; and
· authorizes SARA to contract or otherwise coordinate with a nonprofit organization to accomplish SARA's purposes.
Except as otherwise provided by the bill, the bill takes effect May 24, 2023.