84R8228 AAF-F
 
  By: Crownover H.B. No. 4176
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the territory, board, and operation of the Lake Cities
  Municipal Utility Authority.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 3(a), Chapter 1137, Acts of the 76th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  LCMUA consists of the territory, as specifically
  described in the official records of LCMUA, that is contained in the
  boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of:
               (1)  the City of Lake Dallas;
               (2)  the Town [and that part of the City] of Shady
  Shores; and
               (3)  the Town of Hickory Creek [specifically described
  in the official records of LCMUA].
         SECTION 2.  Section 6, Chapter 1137, Acts of the 76th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended by adding Subsection
  (d-1) to read as follows:
         (d-1)  The director for: 
               (1)  place 1 must reside in the City of Lake Dallas or
  its extraterritorial jurisdiction; 
               (2)  place 2 must reside within the boundaries of
  LCMUA; 
               (3)  place 3 must reside in the Town of Shady Shores or
  its extraterritorial jurisdiction;
               (4)  place 4 must reside within the boundaries of
  LCMUA; and
               (5)  place 5 must reside in the Town of Hickory Creek or
  its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
         SECTION 3.  Section 7(a), Chapter 1137, Acts of the 76th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The board shall elect from its number a president and
  vice president and any other officers the board considers necessary
  or appropriate.  Not more than two officers may reside in the same
  municipality.
         SECTION 4.  Section 13(d), Chapter 1137, Acts of the 76th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is amended to read as follows:
         (d)  LCMUA may apply as necessary for any permit, license, or
  other authorization from the Texas [Natural Resource Conservation]
  Commission on Environmental Quality or any other regulatory body in
  order to conduct any of its operations.
         SECTION 5.  Sections 16(c) and (l), Chapter 1137, Acts of the
  76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, are amended to read as
  follows:
         (c)  Bonds shall be issued in the name of Lake Cities
  Municipal Utility Authority and[,] signed by the president or vice
  president[, and attested by the secretary] and shall bear the seal,
  or a facsimile seal, of LCMUA. The facsimile signature of the
  president or vice president [secretary] or both may be printed or
  lithographed on the bonds if authorized by the board, and the seal
  of LCMUA may be impressed, printed, or lithographed on the bonds.
         (l)  Any provision in this Act to the contrary
  notwithstanding, before issuing any construction bonds, LCMUA
  shall submit plans, specifications, and other necessary
  information and documents to the appropriate authorities and shall
  obtain the necessary permits or other authorizations from the
  appropriate regulatory bodies, including the Texas [Natural
  Resource Conservation] Commission on Environmental Quality.
         SECTION 6.  Section 7(d), Chapter 1137, Acts of the 76th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, is repealed.
         SECTION 7.  Section 6(d-1), Chapter 1137, Acts of the 76th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, as added by this Act, does not
  affect the entitlement of a member serving on the board of directors
  of the Lake Cities Municipal Utility Authority immediately before
  the effective date of this Act to continue to carry out the board's
  functions for the remainder of the member's term. The changes in
  law apply only to a member elected on or after the effective date of
  this Act. This Act does not prohibit a person who is a member of the
  board on the effective date of this Act from being reelected to the
  board if the person has the qualifications required for a member
  under Section 6(d-1), Chapter 1137, Acts of the 76th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 1999, as added by this Act.
         SECTION 8.  (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, the
  lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
  representatives within the required time.
         (d)  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 are fulfilled
  and accomplished.
         SECTION 9.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.