Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 3214 amends general-law water district provisions of the Water Code relating to the fees of office paid to a district's board of directors for performing director duties. It repeals provisions that allowed the individual option of a per diem covering both compensation and expense reimbursement. The bill defines more precisely the extent of activity necessary to qualify for the fees of office of not more than $150 a day for each day spent performing the duties of director. It increases from $6,000 to $7,200 the statutory cap on the amount of such fees that a director may receive annually, authorizes the district's board to set the annual maximum up to that cap, and continues a related exception to the cap for a special water authority engaged in the distribution and sale of electric energy to the public.