AN ACT
1-1 relating to the board of directors of the Lubbock Reese
1-2 Redevelopment Authority.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 396.003, Local Government Code, is
1-5 amended to read as follows:
1-6 Sec. 396.003. BOARD. (a) The board consists of nine
1-7 members and is responsible for the management, operation, and
1-8 control of the authority.
1-9 (b) The board is composed of:
1-10 (1) two members appointed by the governing body of the
1-11 municipality;
1-12 (2) two members appointed by the governing body of the
1-13 county;
1-14 (3) one member appointed by the South Plains
1-15 Association of Governments; and
1-16 (4) four at-large members appointed by the majority
1-17 vote of the members appointed under Subdivisions (1), (2), and (3).
1-18 (c) A vacancy on the board is filled in the same manner as
1-19 the original appointment. In order to implement staggered terms of
1-20 office, beginning on October 1, 1999, at the expiration of the
1-21 terms of office of the initial board, successor members shall be
1-22 appointed to serve as follows:
1-23 (1) one of the two members appointed by the governing
1-24 body of the municipality shall be appointed to serve a term of two
2-1 years, and the remaining member shall be appointed to serve a term
2-2 of four years;
2-3 (2) one of the two members appointed by the governing
2-4 body of the county shall be appointed to serve a term of two years,
2-5 and the remaining member shall be appointed to serve a term of four
2-6 years;
2-7 (3) the member appointed by the South Plains
2-8 Association of Governments shall be appointed to serve a term of
2-9 two years; and
2-10 (4) two of the four at-large members appointed by the
2-11 majority vote of the members appointed under Subsections (b)(1),
2-12 (2), and (3) shall be appointed to serve a term of two years, and
2-13 the remaining two members shall be appointed to serve a term of
2-14 four years.
2-15 (e) At the expiration of the two-year and four-year terms of
2-16 office provided for under Subsections (d)(1)-(4), all following
2-17 terms of office shall be for a period of four years. A member
2-18 appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term shall serve for
2-19 the remainder of that term only. A member may be appointed to
2-20 succeed himself or herself on the board [Each board member serves
2-21 for a term of two years].
2-22 (f) [(d)] The members of the board shall elect from its
2-23 membership a president and a vice president. The vice president
2-24 shall preside in the absence of the president.
2-25 (g) [(e)] The board shall adopt rules for its proceedings
2-26 and may employ and compensate persons to carry out the powers and
3-1 duties of the authority.
3-2 SECTION 2. Section 2311.003, Government Code, is amended to
3-3 read as follows:
3-4 Sec. 2311.003. Board. (a) The board consists of nine
3-5 members and is responsible for the management, operation, and
3-6 control of the authority.
3-7 (b) The board is composed of:
3-8 (1) two members appointed by the governing body of the
3-9 city;
3-10 (2) two members appointed by the governing body of the
3-11 county;
3-12 (3) one member appointed by the South Plains
3-13 Association of Governments; and
3-14 (4) four at-large members appointed by the majority
3-15 vote of the members appointed under Subdivisions (1), (2), and (3).
3-16 (c) A vacancy on the board is filled in the same manner as
3-17 the original appointment. In order to implement staggered terms of
3-18 office, beginning on October 1, 1999, at the expiration of the
3-19 terms of office of the initial board, successor members shall be
3-20 appointed to serve as follows:
3-21 (1) one of the two members appointed by the governing
3-22 body of the city shall be appointed to serve a term of two years,
3-23 and the remaining member shall be appointed to serve a term of four
3-24 years;
3-25 (2) one of the two members appointed by the governing
3-26 body of the county shall be appointed to serve a term of two years,
4-1 and the remaining member shall be appointed to serve a term of four
4-2 years;
4-3 (3) the member appointed by the South Plains
4-4 Association of Governments shall be appointed to serve a term of
4-5 two years; and
4-6 (4) two of the four at-large members appointed by the
4-7 majority vote of the members appointed under Subsections (b)(1),
4-8 (2), and (3) shall be appointed to serve a term of two years, and
4-9 the remaining two members shall be appointed to serve a term of
4-10 four years.
4-11 (e) At the expiration of the two-year and four-year terms of
4-12 office provided for under Subsections (d)(1)-(4), all following
4-13 terms of office shall be for a period of four years. A member
4-14 appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term shall serve for
4-15 the remainder of that term only. A member may be appointed to
4-16 succeed himself or herself on the board [Each board member serves
4-17 for a term of two years].
4-18 (f) [(d)] The members of the board shall elect from its
4-19 membership a president and vice president. The vice president
4-20 shall preside in the absence of the president.
4-21 (g) [(e)] A majority of the members of the board is a quorum
4-22 for the transaction of business.
4-23 (h) [(f)] The board shall adopt rules for its proceedings
4-24 and may employ and compensate persons to carry out the powers and
4-25 duties of the authority.
4-26 SECTION 3. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and
5-1 (c) of this section, this Act takes effect September 1, 1999.
5-2 (b) Section 1 of this Act takes effect only if the Act of
5-3 the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, relating to
5-4 nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes takes
5-5 effect.
5-6 (c) Section 2 of this Act takes effect only if the Act of
5-7 the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, relating to
5-8 nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes does
5-9 not take effect.
5-10 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the
5-11 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
5-12 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
5-13 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
5-14 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
_______________________________ _______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1426 passed the Senate on
April 29, 1999, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1426 passed the House on
May 26, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor