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AN ACT
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relating to the boundaries, powers, and governance of the Salt Fork |
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Water Quality District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 3, Chapter 1139, Acts of the 76th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 3. BOUNDARIES. The territory [boundaries] of the |
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district includes: |
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(1) all [are coextensive with the boundaries] of |
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Stonewall and Kent Counties; and |
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(2) the parts of Scurry and Garza Counties that are in |
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the watershed of the Brazos River or its tributaries [County]. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (c), Section 6, Chapter 1139, Acts of |
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the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) In addition to the rights, privileges, powers, and |
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duties provided by the general laws of this state, the [The] |
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district may: |
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(1) purchase, construct, acquire, own, hold, lease, |
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build, repair, improve, extend, reconstruct, maintain, and operate |
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works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances |
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incident, helpful, or necessary to accomplish the purposes |
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described by this Act, inside the watershed of the Brazos River or |
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its tributaries only, subject to city consent under Section 65.016, |
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Water Code; |
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(2) enter into contracts, leases, and other agreements |
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with, and accept grants, loans, and other assistance from, this |
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state, political subdivisions of this state, and other entities; |
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(3) borrow money and issue and secure bonds and other |
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evidences of indebtedness for the purposes described by this Act, |
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if approved by resolution or order adopted by the board of directors |
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of the district, as provided by Chapter 65, Water Code, or other |
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applicable law; and |
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(4) sell salt, water, and other products on terms |
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approved by the board of directors of the district. |
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SECTION 3. Section 7, Chapter 1139, Acts of the 76th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The district is governed |
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by a board of four [five] directors. The director for position one |
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shall be appointed by the Commissioners Court of Stonewall County, |
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the director for position two shall be appointed by the |
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Commissioners Court of Kent County, the director for position three |
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shall be appointed by the Commissioners Court of Scurry County, and |
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the director for position four shall be appointed by the |
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Commissioners Court of Garza County. |
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(b) To be eligible to serve as a director, a person must be a |
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registered voter of the county that the commissioners court making |
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the appointment represents [Three of the initial directors shall
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serve terms that expire on September 1, 2003.
Two of the initial
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directors shall serve terms that expire on September 1, 2002]. |
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(c) Directors serve two-year terms beginning on September 1 |
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of odd-numbered years. The commissioners court may make an |
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appointment on or after the 45th day before the date the term begins |
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[At the expiration of a term, the commissioners court shall appoint
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a director to serve a term of two years]. If a vacancy occurs on the |
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board of directors, the commissioners court that makes the |
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appointment for that position under Subsection (a) of this section |
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shall appoint a director to serve the remainder of that term. |
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(d) Each director must qualify to serve as director in the |
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manner provided by Section 49.055, Water Code, except that a bond is |
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not required. |
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(e) A director serves until the director's successor has |
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qualified. |
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[(f)
To be eligible to serve as a director, a person must be
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a registered voter in Stonewall County.] |
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SECTION 4. The Commissioners Courts of Stonewall, Kent, |
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Scurry, and Garza Counties shall appoint initial directors under |
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Section 7, Chapter 1139, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 1999, as amended by this Act, as soon as practicable after |
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the effective date of this Act. Initial directors shall serve until |
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September 1, 2009, or until a successor has been appointed and |
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qualified. |
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SECTION 5. (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 6. 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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 610 passed the Senate on |
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May 8, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 610 passed the House on |
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May 23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |