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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the compensation and per diem of the commissioners of |
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Brazoria Drainage District Number Four. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 9, Chapter 991, Acts of the 74th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 9. COMPENSATION AND PER DIEM OF COMMISSIONERS. (a) In |
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this section, "performing the duties of a commissioner" means |
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acting in substantive performance of the management or business of |
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the district and includes participation in: |
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(1) board and committee meetings and other activities |
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involving the substantive deliberation of district business; and |
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(2) pertinent educational programs. |
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(b) Notwithstanding provisions found elsewhere in this Act, |
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the salary of a commissioner shall be set at $30 per day or a greater |
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amount not to exceed $100 per day if the greater amount is approved |
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by a majority vote of the board. It is further provided that a |
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commissioner shall receive a per diem of $10 or a greater amount not |
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to exceed $50 per day if the greater amount is approved by a |
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majority vote of the board. The salary and per diem are payable for |
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each day the commissioner actually spends performing the duties of |
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a commissioner. |
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(c) [(b)] Section 49.060 [56.067], Water Code, applies |
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[does not apply] to the board to the extent that the provisions of |
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that section do not conflict with Subsection (b) of this section. |
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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. |