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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 a public utility agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 572.057, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (b-1) and |
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(c-1) to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), each [Each] |
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director must be appointed by place by the governing bodies of the |
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participating public entities. Each participating public entity is |
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entitled to appoint at least one director. |
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(b-1) If a public utility agency has a service area that |
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includes the unincorporated area of a county that is outside the |
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boundaries of the agency's participating public entities, the |
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commissioners court of the county may appoint the same number of |
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directors as the number appointed by the participating public |
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entity with the largest population that is less than the population |
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of the unincorporated area. |
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(c-1) A director must be a customer of the public utility |
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agency and reside within the area served by the agency. |
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SECTION 2. Section 572.057(c-1), Local Government Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to the term of a director that |
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begins on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2021. |