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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the board of directors of the Lakeway Municipal Utility |
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District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: |
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(1) "Additional voting area" means the territory |
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described by Section 4 of this Act. |
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(2) "Board" means the board of directors of the |
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district. |
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(3) "District" means the Lakeway Municipal Utility |
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District. |
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SECTION 2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The district is |
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governed by a board of seven directors elected in accordance with |
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Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code. |
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(b) Except as provided by Section 5 of this Act, directors |
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serve staggered terms of four years. |
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SECTION 3. EFFECT OF ADDITIONAL VOTING AREA ON VOTING |
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RIGHTS, ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE, AND TAXING AUTHORITY. (a) The |
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qualified voters residing in the additional voting area are |
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entitled to vote only in district elections for the election of |
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directors. The voters in the additional voting area may not vote on |
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any district bond or tax propositions. |
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(b) The board by rule shall establish procedures to timely |
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notify qualified voters residing in the additional voting area of |
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the locations of polling places for each election of district |
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directors. |
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(c) Notwithstanding Section 54.102, Water Code, a resident |
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of the additional voting area is eligible to be a candidate for or |
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to be elected to the board. |
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(d) The district may not impose a tax on any property in or |
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any resident of the additional voting area. |
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SECTION 4. ADDITIONAL VOTING AREA. The additional voting |
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area is that territory in certain subdivisions, the plats of which |
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are recorded in the plat records of Travis County, Texas, as |
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follows: Lakeway Section One, recorded in Volume 17, Page 65; |
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Lakeway Section Two, recorded in Volume 17, Page 74; Lakeway |
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Section Three, recorded in Volume 22, Page 20; Lakeway Section |
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Four, recorded in Volume 25, Page 29; Lakeway Section Four-B, |
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recorded in Volume 35, Page 12; Lakeway Section Five, recorded in |
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Volume 30, Page 12; Lakeway Section Six, recorded in Volume 31, Page |
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30; Lakeway Section Seven, recorded in Volume 32, Page 42; |
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Resubdivision of Lot 434-A, Lakeway Section 7-A, recorded in Volume |
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71, Page 26; Lakeway Section Eight, recorded in Volume 34, Page 28; |
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Lakeway Section Nine, recorded in Volume 40, Page 2; Resubdivision |
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of Lakeway Section Nine & Thirteen, recorded in Volume 62, Page 16; |
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Lakeway Section Ten, recorded in Volume 44, Page 10; Lakeway |
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Section Eleven, recorded in Volume 41, Page 41; Lakeway Section |
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Twelve, recorded in Volume 46, Page 1; Lakeway Section Thirteen, |
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recorded in Volume 46, Page 16; Lakeway Section Fourteen, recorded |
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in Volume 44, Page 8; Lakeway Section 15, recorded in Volume 77, |
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Page 149; Lakeway Section Sixteen, recorded in Volume 49, Page 39; |
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Lakeway Section 16-A, recorded in Volume 59, Page 19; Lakeway |
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Section Sixteen-B, recorded in Volume 59, Page 65; Lakeway Section |
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16-C, recorded in Volume 59, Page 18; Lakeway Section 16-D, |
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recorded in Volume 60, Page 57; Lakeway Section Seventeen, recorded |
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in Volume 50, Page 74; Lakeway Section 17-A, recorded in Volume 54, |
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Page 67; Amendment Plat of Lots 443-A, 444-A & 445-A, Lakeway |
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Section Four-A and Lot 446, Lakeway Section Four, recorded at |
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Volume 91, Page 49; Lakeway Section 4-C, recorded at Volume 38, Page |
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24; Confirming Plat of Lot 1, Lakeway Section 4-D (310 Seashell), |
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recorded at Volume 98, Page 160; Lakeway Section 4-E, recorded at |
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Volume 82, Page 355; Lakeway Section 16-G, recorded at Volume 88, |
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Page 320; Moore's Treetops a Resubdivision of a Portion of Lakeway |
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Section 4, recorded at Volume 79, Page 320-321; Derby Addition |
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Resubdivision of Lots 270, 271 & 272 Lakeway Section 2, recorded at |
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Volume 82, Page 50. |
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SECTION 5. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS IN 2010. (a) Not earlier |
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than the 15th day or later than the sixth day before the date of the |
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first district election held in which the residents of the |
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additional voting area are entitled to vote, the district shall |
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publish notice in the form of a quarter-page advertisement in the |
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newspaper of general circulation in the district notifying the |
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residents that they are eligible to vote in the election and state |
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the location of all polling places for the residents. |
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(b) On the uniform election date in May of 2010, four |
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directors shall be elected to the board. The directors elected to |
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the two additional positions on the board created by this Act shall |
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draw lots to determine which director serves a two-year term and |
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which director serves a four-year term. |
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SECTION 6. NOTICE. (a) The legal notice of the intention |
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to 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 has submitted the notice and Act to the |
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Texas Commission on 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, |
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lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives |
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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 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |