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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration of navigation districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 60.101(d), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) A district may contract with a broker to sell or lease a |
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tract of land in the same manner as the commissioners court of a |
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county under Section 263.008, Local Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 60.103, Water Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 60.103. PRESCRIBING FEES AND CHARGES. (a) The district |
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[commission] shall prescribe fees and charges to be collected for |
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the use of the land, improvements, and facilities of the district |
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and for the use of any land, improvements, or facilities acquired |
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under the provisions of this subchapter. The fees and charges shall |
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be reasonable, equitable, and sufficient to produce revenue |
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necessary to exercise the powers described by Section 60.101 and |
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adequate to pay the expenses described by [mentioned in] Section |
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60.105 [of this code]. |
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(b) A rule or schedule of rates, including a limitation of |
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liability for cargo loss or damage, that relates to receiving, |
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delivering, handling, or storing property at a district marine |
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terminal and is made available to the public by publication is |
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enforceable by an appropriate court as an implied contract without |
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proof of actual knowledge of its provisions. |
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SECTION 3. The heading to Section 60.405, Water Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 60.405. PROPOSAL PROCEDURES [COMPETITIVE SEALED
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PROPOSALS]. |
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SECTION 4. Section 62.153, Water Code, as amended by |
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Chapters 398 (S.B. 1131) and 427 (S.B. 1395), Acts of the 85th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, is reenacted and amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.153. DUTIES OF DISTRICT TREASURER. (a) The |
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district treasurer shall: |
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(1) open an account for all funds received by the |
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district treasurer for the district and all district funds which |
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the treasurer pays out; |
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(2) pay out money on vouchers signed by the chairman of |
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the commission, any two members of the commission, or the |
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commissioners court, or any two of any number of persons delegated |
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by the commission with authority to sign vouchers, provided that |
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the commission may, in such delegation, limit the authority of such |
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persons and may require that each furnish a fidelity bond in such |
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amount as the commission shall specify and subject to commission |
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approval; |
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(3) carefully preserve all orders for the payment of |
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money; and |
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(4) render a correct account to the commissioners |
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court of all matters relating to the financial condition of the |
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district as often as required by the commissioners court. |
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(b) The district treasurer is not[; and
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[(5) not be] required to sign a check drawn on a |
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depository selected under Section 62.156, unless the district |
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treasurer is the designated officer of the district, as defined by |
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Section 60.271(g). |
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(c) [(b)] A designated officer of a district may make a |
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payment on behalf of the district by a check drawn on a depository |
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selected under Section 62.155 in a manner consistent with the |
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payment procedures adopted under Section 60.271(f) without |
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authorization by the district treasurer. |
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SECTION 5. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails |
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over another Act of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, |
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relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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codes. |
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SECTION 6. 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, 2019. |