By Zbranek H.B. No. 3823 76R11730 WP-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to appointment of commissioners of the Chambers-Liberty 1-3 Counties Navigation District. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 62.072, Water Code, 1-6 the navigation and canal commissioners of Chambers-Liberty Counties 1-7 Navigation District are appointed as provided by this section. 1-8 (b) The commissioners court of Chambers County by a majority 1-9 vote shall appoint two commissioners. The commissioners court of 1-10 Liberty County by a majority vote shall appoint two commissioners. 1-11 The two commissioners courts shall appoint a fifth commissioner at 1-12 a joint meeting of the two commissioners courts called and presided 1-13 over by the county judge of Chambers County. 1-14 (c) Each of the county judges and county commissioners 1-15 composing the commissioners courts of both counties is entitled to 1-16 one vote in appointing the fifth commissioner. A majority vote of 1-17 those present at the meeting is sufficient to make the appointment. 1-18 (d) Notwithstanding Section 62.065, Water Code, members of 1-19 the commission of the Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District 1-20 serve staggered terms of four years. 1-21 SECTION 2. (a) On January 15, 2000, the commissioners court 1-22 of each county in the Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District 1-23 shall appoint members to the navigation and canal commission as 1-24 provided by Section 1 of this Act. One of the members appointed by 2-1 each county serves a term that expires January 15, 2002. One of 2-2 the members appointed by each county and the member appointed by 2-3 the two counties jointly serve terms that expire January 15, 2004. 2-4 (b) The term of a navigation and canal commissioner of the 2-5 Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District serving immediately 2-6 before the effective date of this Act expires January 15, 2000. 2-7 This Act does not prohibit a person who is a navigation and canal 2-8 commissioner on the effective date of this Act from being 2-9 reappointed to the commission. 2-10 SECTION 3. (a) The proper and legal notice of the intention 2-11 to introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this 2-12 Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a 2-13 copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, 2-14 officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished 2-15 by the constitution and other laws of this state, including the 2-16 governor, who has submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Natural 2-17 Resource Conservation Commission. 2-18 (b) The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission has 2-19 filed its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, 2-20 lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives 2-21 within the required time. 2-22 (c) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this 2-23 state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect 2-24 to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled 2-25 and accomplished. 2-26 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect January 1, 2000. 2-27 SECTION 5. The importance of this legislation and the 3-1 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 3-2 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-3 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-4 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.