By Bonnen                                             H.B. No. 3159
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the compensation and per diem of the commissioners of
 1-3     Brazoria Drainage District Number 4.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 9(a), Chapter 991, Acts of the 74th
 1-6     Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, is amended to read as follows:
 1-7           (a)  Notwithstanding provisions found elsewhere in this Act,
 1-8     the salary of a commissioner shall be set at $30 [$25] per day.  It
 1-9     is further provided that a commissioner shall receive a per diem of
1-10     $10 [$7.50].
1-11           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-12     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-13     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-14     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-15     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.