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By: González of El Paso |
H.B. No. 2725 |
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(Senate Sponsor - Rodríguez) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2017; |
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May 12, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Intergovernmental Relations; May 18, 2017, reported favorably by |
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the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 18, 2017, sent to |
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printer.) |
Click here to see the committee vote |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the board of directors of a |
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stormwater control and recapture planning authority in certain |
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counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 391A.004, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 391A.004. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The governing body |
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of an authority is a board of directors composed of: |
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(1) a representative of the county in which the |
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authority is located and each municipality within the territory of |
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the authority; |
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(2) a representative of each water utility within the |
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territory of the authority not also described by Subdivision (1); |
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(3) a representative of each water district within the |
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territory of the authority that has been in operation for at least |
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15 years; [and] |
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(4) a member appointed by each member of the state |
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legislature whose legislative district is wholly or partly in the |
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territory of the authority; and |
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(5) a representative of the Texas Department of |
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Transportation appointed by the Texas Transportation Commission. |
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(b) A person may not serve as a director if the person holds |
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another public office. |
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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, 2017. |
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