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INTRODUCED
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HOUSE COMMITTEE
SUBSTITUTE
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SECTION 1. Section 3849.051,
Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3849.051. BOARD OF
DIRECTORS; TERMS. (a) The district is governed by a board of 13 [11]
voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with [five or]
six or seven directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered
year.
(b) Three voting directors must represent
territory added to the district after March 1, 2015.
(c) A director may not
serve as the chair of the board for more than six
consecutive years.
(d) A director that served as the chair of the board before
March 1, 2015, may not serve as the chair after that date
[The board by resolution
may change the number of voting directors on the board, but only if the
board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district.
The board may not consist of fewer than five or more than 15 voting
directors].
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SECTION 1. Section 3849.051,
Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3849.051. BOARD OF
DIRECTORS; TERMS. (a) The district is governed by a board of 13 [11]
voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with [five or]
six or seven directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered
year.
(b) Two voting directors must represent
territory added to the district after March 1, 2015.
(c) A director may not
serve as the chair of the board for more than three
consecutive two-year terms.
(d) A director who has served as the chair of the board
may not serve as the chair again unless:
(1) at least six years have passed since the last day of the
director's most recent term as chair; and
(2) the director is elected as chair by at least two-thirds of the
serving directors
[The board by resolution
may change the number of voting directors on the board, but only if the
board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district.
The board may not consist of fewer than five or more than 15 voting
directors].
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No
equivalent provision.
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SECTION 2. Section 3849.053,
Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3849.053. APPOINTMENT AND
REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS. (a) The mayor and members of the
governing body of the City of Houston shall appoint voting directors from
persons recommended by the board. A person is appointed if a majority of
the members of the governing body, including the mayor, vote to appoint
that person.
(b) A majority of the
directors after notice and hearing may remove a director for misconduct or
failure to carry out the director's duties.
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No
equivalent provision.
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SECTION 3. Section 3849.153,
Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by
Subsection (c), the [The] petition must be signed by:
(1) the owners of a majority
of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to
assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for
Harris County; or
(2) at least 50 owners of
real property in the district, if more than 50 persons own real property in
the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for
Harris County.
(c) The board may not
impose an assessment on territory added to the district by an act of the
legislature enacted after March 1, 2015, to finance a service or
improvement project unless a written petition consenting to the imposition
of assessments in the added territory has been filed with the board. The
petition must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value
of real property in the added territory subject to assessment according to
the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.
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SECTION 2. Section 3849.052,
Special District Local Laws Code, is repealed.
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SECTION 4. Same as introduced
version.
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SECTION 3. Establishes
boundaries for the territory added by the bill to the International
Management District.
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SECTION 5. Establishes
different boundaries for the territory added by the bill to the International
Management District.
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SECTION 4. The territory
added to the International Management District by Section 3 of this Act is
subject to Chapter 3849, Special District Local Laws Code, in the same
manner that the original territory of the district is subject to that
chapter, including provisions of that chapter applicable to district
assessments.
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SECTION 6. Except as provided by Section 3849.153, Special
District Local Laws Code, as amended by this Act, the territory
added to the International Management District by Section 5 of this Act is
subject to Chapter 3849, Special District Local Laws Code, in the same
manner that the original territory of the district is subject to that
chapter, including provisions of that chapter applicable to district
assessments.
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SECTION 5. (a) On the later
of June 1, 2015, or the effective date of this Act, the board of directors
of the International Management District is dissolved.
(b) On the effective date of
this Act, the board of directors of the International Management District
is reconstituted and is composed of the following directors:
(1) Pos. No. Name of
Director
1 Karen Loper
2 Thuy Vu
3 H. D. Chambers
4 Fred Bhandara
5 Wea Lee
6 Leeshan Birney
7 Stephen Le
8 Vican Tan Sun; and
(2)
five directors appointed by the mayor and the members of the governing body
of the City of Houston, as provided by Section 3849.053, Special District
Local Laws Code.
(c) Notwithstanding the
requirement in Section 3849.051, Special District Local Laws Code, as
amended by this Act, that directors serve four-year terms:
(1) the terms of the
directors of the International Management District serving in positions 1 through 4 as provided by Subsection (b)
of this section expire June 1, 2017;
(2) the terms of the
directors of the International Management District serving in positions 5 through 8 as provided by Subsection (b)
of this section expire June 1, 2019; and
(3)
the mayor and the members of the governing body of the City of Houston
shall establish the terms of the remaining directors of the International
Management District as necessary to maintain the staggered terms required
by Section 3849.051, Special District Local Laws Code, as amended by this
Act.
(d) Not later than the 30th day after the effective date of this
Act, the board of directors of the International Management District, as
reconstituted, shall elect officers and a chair.
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SECTION 7. (a) On the later
of June 1, 2015, or the effective date of this Act, the board of directors
of the International Management District is dissolved.
(b) On the effective date of
this Act, the board of directors of the International Management District
is reconstituted and is composed of the following directors:
Pos. No. Director
1
A director appointed under Subsection (c) of this section
2 Karen Loper
3 Thuy Vu
4 H. D. Chambers
5 Leeshan Birney
6 Vican Tan Sun
7
A director appointed under Subsection (c) of this section
8 Fred Bhandara
9 Stephen Le
10 Wea Lee
11
Be Nguyen
12
A director appointed under Subsection (c) of this section
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A director appointed under Subsection (c) of this section
(c)
Notwithstanding Section 3849.053, Special District Local Laws Code, the
directors named in Subsection (b) of this section shall appoint directors
to fill positions Nos. 1, 7, 12, and 13 in Subsection (b) of this section.
(d) Notwithstanding the
requirement in Section 3849.051, Special District Local Laws Code, as
amended by this Act, that directors serve four-year terms:
(1) the terms of the
directors of the International Management District serving in positions 1 through 6 as provided by Subsection (b)
of this section expire June 1, 2017; and
(2) the terms of the
directors of the International Management District serving in positions 7 through 13 as provided by Subsection (b)
of this section expire June 1, 2019.
(e) Not later than the 60th day after the effective date of this
Act, the board of directors of the International Management District, as
reconstituted, shall elect officers and a chair.
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SECTION 6. (a) The
legislature validates and confirms all governmental acts and proceedings of
the International Management District that were taken before the effective
date of this Act. An act or proceeding may not be held invalid because the
act or proceeding was not in accordance with Chapter 3849, Special District
Local Laws Code, or other law.
(b) This section does not
apply to any matter that on the effective date of this Act:
(1) is involved in
litigation if the litigation ultimately results in the matter being held
invalid by a final court judgment; or
(2) has been held invalid by
a final court judgment.
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SECTION 8. Same as introduced
version.
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SECTION 7. (a) The legal
notice of the intention to introduce this Act, setting forth the general
substance of this Act, has been published as provided by law, and the
notice and a copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished under
Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, Government
Code.
(b) The governor, one of the
required recipients, has submitted the notice and Act to the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality.
(c) The Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality has filed its recommendations relating to this Act
with the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of
representatives within the required time.
(d) The general law relating
to consent by political subdivisions to the creation of districts with
conservation, reclamation, and road powers and the inclusion of land in
those districts has been complied with.
(e) All requirements of the
constitution and laws of this state and the rules and procedures of the
legislature with respect to the notice, introduction, and passage of this
Act have been fulfilled and accomplished.
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SECTION 9. Same as introduced
version.
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SECTION 8. This Act takes
effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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SECTION 10. Same as
introduced version.
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