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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the terms and election of the members of the board of |
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directors of the Elm Creek Watershed Authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 14, Chapter 273, Acts of the 55th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1957, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 14. (a) The Board of Directors of the Authority is |
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composed [shall be comprised] of eight persons who serve staggered, |
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four-year terms. |
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(b) [Immediately after this Act becomes effective, the
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following named persons shall be the directors of the Authority and
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shall constitute the Board of Directors of said Authority:
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[W. M. Evetts, Route 1, Moody, Texas;
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[David Haggard, Route 4, Oenaville, Texas;
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[J. W. Holmes, Route 2, Rogers, Texas;
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[Buster Griffin, Buckholts, Texas;
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[Jim Reddin, Troy, Texas;
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[Bartle Crenan, Cameron, Texas;
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[Frank Maruna, Temple, Texas; and
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[A. A. Stavinoha, Temple, Texas.
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[The Board of Directors herein appointed shall serve
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until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. The
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first four directors named above shall serve until the second
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Tuesday in January, 1958, and the following four directors shall
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serve until the second Tuesday in January, 1959.] An election for |
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directors shall be held on the uniform election date [second
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Tuesday] in November [January] of each odd-numbered year [and as
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herein provided. Four directors shall be elected in each even
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numbered year and four in each odd numbered year]. |
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(c) The directors of the Authority or of any subordinate |
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district shall be landowners within the Authority and reside within |
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Bell, Falls, Milam or McLennan Counties, and shall retain such |
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status during their tenure in office or vacate such office. |
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SECTION 2. (a) A director of the Elm Creek Watershed |
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Authority elected in May 2019 shall serve until the director's |
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successor has qualified following the directors' election held on |
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the uniform election date in November 2023. A director elected on |
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the uniform election date in November 2023 serves a four-year term. |
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(b) A director of the Elm Creek Watershed Authority elected |
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in 2018 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 2021. A director elected to succeed that director |
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serves a four-year term. |
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(c) This section expires September 1, 2024. |
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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, 2019. |