1-1 By: Armbrister S.B. No. 1693 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed May 1, 1995; May 2, 1995, read first 1-3 time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources; May 5, 1995, 1-4 reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; 1-5 May 5, 1995, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to authorizing the division of the Gonzales County 1-9 Underground Water Conservation District into precincts, authorizing 1-10 the board to make expenditures, and validating certain actions. 1-11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-12 SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: 1-13 (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the 1-14 Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District. 1-15 (2) "District" means the Gonzales County Underground 1-16 Water Conservation District. 1-17 SECTION 2. DIVISION OF DISTRICT INTO SINGLE-MEMBER 1-18 PRECINCTS. The board may from time to time divide the district 1-19 into five precincts of substantially equal population for the 1-20 purpose of electing directors. Notwithstanding Section 52.102, 1-21 Water Code, the board may divide territory contained in a municipal 1-22 corporation within the district into as many precincts as necessary 1-23 to obtain precincts of substantially equal population. 1-24 SECTION 3. AUTHORITY OF BOARD COMPOSED OF TEMPORARY 1-25 DIRECTORS. Temporary directors serving on the board on the 1-26 effective date of this Act may authorize and make, through board 1-27 action, all expenditures necessary to conduct district business 1-28 until permanent directors are elected and qualify for office. 1-29 SECTION 4. VALIDATION. The creation of the district and all 1-30 resolutions, orders, and other acts or attempted acts of the board, 1-31 including the board composed of temporary directors, are validated 1-32 in all respects. The creation of the district and all resolutions, 1-33 orders, and other acts or attempted acts of the board, including 1-34 the board composed of temporary directors, are valid as though they 1-35 originally had been legally authorized or accomplished. 1-36 SECTION 5. EMERGENCY. The importance of this legislation 1-37 and the crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-38 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-39 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-40 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 1-41 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 1-42 passage, and it is so enacted. 1-43 * * * * *