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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to qualifications for membership on the Texas Water |
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Development Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 6.052(a) and (b), Water Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The board is composed of three members who are appointed |
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by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. One |
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member must have experience in the field of engineering, one member |
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must have experience in the field of public or private finance, and |
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one member must have experience in the field of production |
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agriculture [law or business]. |
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(b) The governor shall make the appointments in such a |
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manner that the members: |
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(1) reflect the diverse geographic regions and |
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population groups of this state, provided that one member resides |
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in a rural area and is a registered voter of a county with a |
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population of less than 155,000; and |
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(2) do not have any conflicts of interest prohibited |
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by state or federal law. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act relating to |
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the qualifications for membership on the Texas Water Development |
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Board do not affect the eligibility of a member of the board serving |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act to continue to |
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serve on the board for the term to which the member was appointed. |
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Not later than February 1, 2019, the governor shall appoint members |
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of the board as necessary to ensure that the composition of the |
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board complies with Section 6.052, Water Code, as amended by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |