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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 Riverbend Water Resources |
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District and the terms of the board of directors of that district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 9601.001(5), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(5) "Member" means a municipality, county, [or] other |
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political subdivision, or water supply corporation that is a member |
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of the district as provided by Section 9601.005. |
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SECTION 2. Section 9601.005(b), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) After receipt of a petition from the governing body of a |
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municipality, county, [or] other political subdivision, or water |
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supply corporation that desires to join the district, the board may |
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add a member to the district on terms determined by the board to be |
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in the best interests of the district. |
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SECTION 3. Section 9601.051(c), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Directors [Except as provided by Subsection (d),
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directors] serve staggered terms of four years. |
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SECTION 4. Sections 9601.051(f) and (g), Special District |
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Local Laws Code, are repealed. |
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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. |