BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center S.B. 2532
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
The 80th Legislature dissolved the La Joya Water Supply Corporation (corporation) due to severe fiduciary problems and mismanagement. The Agua Special Utility District (district) was created in place of the corporation.
Currently, the district directors cannot serve consecutive terms, nor are initial directors eligible to serve as elected directors. Because the district is undergoing a thorough overhaul of its operations, it is important for directors to have some continuity of service, vital to the district at this point in its reform.
As proposed, S.B. 2532 amends current law relating to the governing body of the district.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 7201.052, Special District Local Laws Code, by amending Subsection (j) and adding Subsection (k-1), as follows:
(j) Prohibits a director of the Agua Special Utility District from serving more than two consecutive terms. Provides that an initial appointment under Section 7201.051 (Appointment of Initial Directors) constitutes one term.
(k-1) Provides that a person who was appointed as an initial director under Section 7201.051 is eligible to serve as an elected director.
SECTION 2. (a) Provides that the legal notice of the intention to introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished under Section 59 (Conservation and Development of Natural Resources and Parks and Recreational Facilities; Conservation and Reclamation Districts), Article XVI (General Provisions), Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313 (Notice for Local and Special Laws), Government Code.
(b) Provides that the governor, one of the required recipients, has submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on Environmental Equality (TCEQ).
(c) Provides that TCEQ has filed its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives within the required time.
(d) Provides that all requirements of the constitution and the laws of this state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled and accomplished.
SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 2009.