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By: Creighton (Senate Sponsor - Hegar) |
H.B. No. 2984 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 26, 2007; |
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April 27, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Natural Resources; May 16, 2007, reported favorably by the |
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following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0; May 16, 2007, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the qualification of supervisors of a fresh water |
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supply district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 53.063, Water Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 53.063. SUPERVISOR'S QUALIFICATIONS. To be qualified |
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for election as a supervisor, a person must be: |
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(1) a resident of this state; |
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(2) the owner of taxable property in the district; and |
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(3) at least 18 years of age [a registered voter of the
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district]. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not |
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affect the eligibility of a person serving as a supervisor of a |
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fresh water supply district on the effective date of this Act to |
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serve for the remainder of the person's term of office. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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