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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility requirements to serve as a member of the |
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board of directors of the Bee Groundwater Conservation District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 8804.052(a), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person must own land in the single-member district |
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from which the person is elected to serve as a director. |
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SECTION 2. Section 8804.052(a), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to a member of the board |
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of directors of the Bee Groundwater Conservation District who is |
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elected to the board on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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member who is elected to the board before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the member was |
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elected, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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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, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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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, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives 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 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. |