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Senate Bill 239 |
Senate Author: Nelson |
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Effective: 9-1-19 |
House Sponsor: Button et al. |
Senate Bill 239 amends the Water Code to revise provisions establishing the process for the designation of the meeting place of certain water district boards. Among other provisions, the bill provides for a board's authority to designate a meeting place outside the district that is located not further than 10 miles from the district boundary unless it receives a petition from district residents requesting the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to designate a meeting location. The bill requires TCEQ to designate a meeting place after receiving a petition and to provide information on its website on its process for designation and a petition form. The bill requires the comptroller of public accounts to include in the special purpose district public information database a link to that TCEQ website with a description of the petition process. The bill requires an applicable district providing potable water or sewer service to include on customer bills a statement directing the customer to the comptroller's database or the district's website for information about the district, the district's board, and board meetings.
Senate Bill 239 amends the Government Code to establish requirements for certain water districts to provide to a requesting resident and to maintain and post an audio recording of a public hearing on the adoption of a property tax rate.