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AN ACT
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relating to the qualifications and method of electing directors of |
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the Mustang Special Utility District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 6, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Chapter 7209 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 7209. MUSTANG SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 7209.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the |
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district. |
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(2) "Director" means a member of the board of |
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directors of the district. |
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(3) "District" means the Mustang Special Utility |
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District. |
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[Sections 7209.002-7209.050 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Sec. 7209.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The district is |
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governed by a board of nine directors. |
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Sec. 7209.052. DIRECTOR ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible to be |
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listed on the ballot as a candidate for or to serve as a director, a |
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person must be: |
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(1) a resident of the district; and |
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(2) a retail water or sewer service customer of the |
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district. |
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Sec. 7209.053. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FROM SINGLE-MEMBER |
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DISTRICTS. (a) The board by rule may provide for the election of |
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some or all of the directors from single-member districts. |
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(b) In addition to the qualifications required by Section |
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7209.052, if the board provides for the election of some or all of |
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the directors from single-member districts, to be eligible to be |
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listed on the ballot as a candidate for or to serve as a director |
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from a single-member district, a person must be a resident of that |
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district. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by Sections 7209.052 and |
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7209.053, Special District Local Laws Code, as added by this Act, do |
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not affect the entitlement of a member serving on the board of |
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directors of the Mustang Special Utility District immediately |
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before the effective date of this Act to continue to carry out the |
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board's functions for the remainder of the member's term. The |
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changes in law apply only to a member elected on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. This Act does not prohibit a person who |
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is a member of the board on the effective date of this Act from being |
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reelected to the board if the person has the qualifications |
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required for a member under Sections 7209.052 and 7209.053, Special |
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District Local Laws Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this |
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Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a |
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copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, |
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officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished |
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under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The governor has submitted the notice and Act to the |
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. |
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(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed |
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its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, |
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lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives |
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within the required time. |
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(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this |
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state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect |
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to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled |
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and accomplished. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4044 was passed by the House on May |
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17, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4044 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |