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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to fees of office for directors of certain water |
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districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 49.060(a) and (a-1), Water Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A director is entitled to receive fees of office of not |
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more than $200 [$150] a day for each day the director actually |
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spends performing the duties of a director. In this subsection, |
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"performing the duties of a director" means substantive performance |
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of the management or business of the district, including |
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participation in board and committee meetings and other activities |
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involving the substantive deliberation of district business and in |
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pertinent educational programs. The phrase does not include |
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routine or ministerial activities such as the execution of |
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documents, self-preparation for meetings, or other activities |
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requiring a minimal amount of time. |
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(a-1) A district, by resolution of the board, shall set a |
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limit on the fees of office that a director may receive in a year. |
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Except for a district that is a special water authority engaged in |
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the distribution and sale of electric energy to the public, a |
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district may not set the annual limit at an amount greater than |
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$9,600 [$7,200]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |