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AN ACT
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relating to the board of directors of the Boling Municipal Water |
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District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 9018.001, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Subdivisions (1-a) and (1-b) to read as |
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follows: |
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(1-a) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(1-b) "Director" means a board member. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 9018, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 9018.102 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 9018.102. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS. (a) The temporary |
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board shall hold an election under Section 49.102, Water Code, to |
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elect permanent directors. The temporary board consists of: |
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(1) Brett Glenn; |
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(2) Steve Nelson; |
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(3) James Ezell; |
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(4) Theodore Rangel; and |
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(5) Bobby Charles. |
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(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of: |
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(1) the date permanent directors are elected at an |
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election held under Section 49.102, Water Code; or |
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(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of |
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the Act enacting this section. |
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(c) If permanent directors have not been elected at an |
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election held under Section 49.102, Water Code, and the terms of the |
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temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors |
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shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to |
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serve terms that expire on the earlier of: |
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(1) the date permanent directors are elected at an |
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election held under Section 49.102, Water Code; or |
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(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the |
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appointment or reappointment. |
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(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a |
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majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district |
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may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the |
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commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five |
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persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as |
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successor temporary directors the five persons named in the |
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petition. |
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SECTION 3. The Boling Municipal Water District retains all |
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the rights, powers, privileges, authority, duties, and functions |
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that it had before the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. (a) The legislature validates and confirms all |
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governmental acts and proceedings of the Boling Municipal Water |
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District that were taken before the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) This section does not apply to any matter that on the |
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effective date of this Act: |
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(1) is involved in litigation if the litigation |
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ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court |
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judgment; or |
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(2) has been held invalid by a final court judgment. |
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SECTION 5. (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 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. |
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______________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4747 was passed by the House on May |
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10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 5, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4747 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Date |
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_____________________ |
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Governor |