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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the board of directors of the Rayburn Country Municipal |
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Utility District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 7(a) and (e), Chapter 1086, Acts of the |
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70th Legislature, Regular Session, 1987, are amended to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The district is governed by a board of five [seven] |
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directors. |
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(e) If any of the directors listed in Subsection (d) of this |
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section fails to qualify for office, the remaining directors shall |
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appoint someone to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. If at |
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any time the number of qualified directors is less than three [four] |
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because of the failure or refusal of one or more directors to |
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qualify or serve, because of death or incapacitation, or for any |
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other reason, the Commissioners Court of Jasper County shall |
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appoint the necessary number of directors to fill all vacancies on |
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the board. |
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SECTION 2. Section 9, Chapter 1086, Acts of the 70th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1987, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 9. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. An [Beginning in the second
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year following the confirmation and directors'
election, an] |
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election shall be held on the uniform election date [third
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Saturday] in May in each even-numbered year [every two years] to |
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elect the appropriate number of directors to the board. |
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SECTION 3. Section 7(g), Chapter 1086, Acts of the 70th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1987, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act do not affect |
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the entitlement of a member serving on the board of directors of the |
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Rayburn Country Municipal Utility District immediately before the |
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effective date of this Act to continue to serve as a member of the |
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board for the remainder of the member's term. On expiration of the |
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term of the director serving in position 7, as designated by the |
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district, position 7 is abolished. On expiration of the term of the |
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director serving in position 6, as designated by the district, |
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position 6 is abolished. |
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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 September 1, 2019. |