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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to mileage reimbursement for soil and water conservation |
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district directors. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 201.077(a) and (c), Agriculture Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A director may receive compensation in an amount not to |
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exceed $30 for each day the director attends meetings of the board |
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of directors, plus the state mileage reimbursement rate specified |
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in the General Appropriations Act [18 cents a mile] for travel each |
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way between the residence of the director and a designated meeting |
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place within the boundaries of the conservation district. |
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(c) Two directors are entitled to receive $30 a day for not |
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more than two days, and one director is entitled to receive the |
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state mileage reimbursement rate specified in the General |
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Appropriations Act [18 cents a mile] for travel, while attending |
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the annual statewide meeting of directors. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to travel that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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Travel occurring before the effective date of this Act is covered by |
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the law in effect when the travel occurs, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |