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AN ACT
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relating to the management and control of certain utility systems. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1502.070(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Management and control of a utility system may be vested |
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in: |
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(1) the municipality's governing body; or |
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(2) a board of trustees named in the proceedings |
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adopted by the municipality and consisting of not more than: |
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(A) five members, one of whom must be the mayor of |
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the municipality; or |
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(B) seven members, one of whom must be the mayor |
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of the municipality, if the municipality is located in a county: |
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(i) with a population of at least 600,000; |
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and |
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(ii) that is located on an international |
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border. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2009. |
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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. 4004 was passed by the House on April |
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15, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4004 was passed by the Senate on May |
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12, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |