By: Jackson S.B. No. 1659 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to the establishment of the Office of District Treasurer 1-2 of Brazos River Harbor Navigation District. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Chapter 58, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Page 1-5 110, Section 1, Regular Session, 1971, is amended by adding Section 1-6 2 and Section 3, to read as follows: 1-7 SECTION 2. There is hereby established the Office of 1-8 District Treasurer of Brazos River Harbor Navigation District of 1-9 Brazoria County, which office shall be held by the person who, from 1-10 time to time, shall be appointed by the Board of Navigation and 1-11 Canal Commissioners of said Navigation District. The Navigation 1-12 District Treasurer shall perform all duties for the District as 1-13 have previously been performed by the County Treasurer of Brazoria 1-14 County. 1-15 The Tax Assessor and Collector for Brazoria County or such 1-16 other official performing the duties of Tax Assessor and Collector 1-17 for said Navigation District shall hereafter deposit all taxes 1-18 collected for Brazos River Harbor Navigation District in the 1-19 depository bank that is, from time to time, designated as 1-20 depository for Brazoria County and forthwith transfer and deposit 1-21 said funds to the account of said District in the depository bank 1-22 that is from time to time designated as depository for said 2-1 Navigation District. 2-2 SECTION 3. Before receiving any District funds from any 2-3 source, the District Treasurer shall execute a good and sufficient 2-4 bond payable to the Board of Navigation and Canal Commissioners for 2-5 the benefit of the District in an amount fixed and approved by said 2-6 Board. 2-7 SECTION 4. Effective date of September 1, 1999. 2-8 SECTION 5. The importance of this legislation and the 2-9 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-10 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-11 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-12 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.