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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the election of the board of directors of the Panola |
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County Groundwater Conservation District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 8819.053, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 8819.053. ELECTION DATE. The district shall hold an |
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election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the |
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uniform election date prescribed by Section 41.001, Election Code, |
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in November [May] of each even-numbered year. |
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SECTION 2. (a) A director of the board of the Panola County |
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Groundwater Conservation District who is serving on the day before |
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the effective date of this Act shall serve until the director's term |
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expires. A director whose term expires in May 2018 shall serve |
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until the director's successor has qualified following the |
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directors' election held on the uniform election date in November |
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2018 in accordance with Section 8819.053, Special District Local |
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Laws Code, as amended by this Act. A director whose term expires in |
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May 2020 shall serve until the director's successor has qualified |
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following the directors' election held on the uniform election date |
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in November 2020. |
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(b) This section expires September 1, 2022. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to |
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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, one of the required recipients, has |
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submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on |
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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, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |