By: Armbrister S.B. No. 1693 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to authorizing the division of the Gonzales County 1-2 Underground Water Conservation District into precincts, authorizing 1-3 the board to make expenditures, and validating certain actions. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: 1-6 (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the 1-7 Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District. 1-8 (2) "District" means the Gonzales County Underground 1-9 Water Conservation District. 1-10 SECTION 2. DIVISION OF DISTRICT INTO SINGLE-MEMBER 1-11 PRECINCTS. The board may from time to time divide the district 1-12 into five precincts of substantially equal population for the 1-13 purpose of electing directors. Notwithstanding Section 52.102, 1-14 Water Code, the board may divide territory contained in a municipal 1-15 corporation within the district into as many precincts as necessary 1-16 to obtain precincts of substantially equal population. 1-17 SECTION 3. AUTHORITY OF BOARD COMPOSED OF TEMPORARY 1-18 DIRECTORS. Temporary directors serving on the board on the 1-19 effective date of this Act may authorize and make, through board 1-20 action, all expenditures necessary to conduct district business 1-21 until permanent directors are elected and qualify for office. 1-22 SECTION 4. VALIDATION. The creation of the district and all 1-23 resolutions, orders, and other acts or attempted acts of the board, 1-24 including the board composed of temporary directors, are validated 2-1 in all respects. The creation of the district and all resolutions, 2-2 orders, and other acts or attempted acts of the board, including 2-3 the board composed of temporary directors, are valid as though they 2-4 originally had been legally authorized or accomplished. 2-5 SECTION 5. EMERGENCY. The importance of this legislation 2-6 and the crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-7 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-8 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-9 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-10 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-11 passage, and it is so enacted.