By: Birdwell  S.B. No. 739
         (In the Senate - Filed February 23, 2021; March 11, 2021,
  read first time and referred to Committee on Water, Agriculture &
  Rural Affairs; April 13, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable
  Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 3;
  April 13, 2021, sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 739 By:  Perry
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the presiding officers of the boards of directors of
  certain river authorities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 49, Water Code, is amended
  by adding Section 49.0545 to read as follows:
         Sec. 49.0545.  PRESIDING OFFICER OF RIVER AUTHORITY BOARD.
  (a)  In this section, "river authority" has the meaning assigned by
  Section 30.003.
         (b)  This section applies only to a river authority for which
  the governor appoints at least one of the members of the board.
         (c)  The governor shall designate a member of the board of a
  river authority as the board's presiding officer to serve in that
  capacity at the pleasure of the governor.
         SECTION 2.  (a)  In this section, "river authority" has the
  meaning assigned by Section 30.003, Water Code.
         (b)  For each river authority for which the governor was not
  required to designate a presiding officer of the board of directors
  for that river authority before the effective date of this Act and
  for which the governor is required to designate a presiding officer
  under Section 49.0545, Water Code, as added by this Act, the
  governor shall designate a presiding officer of the board of
  directors of the river authority not later than January 31, 2022.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
 
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