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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the election of members of the board of directors of the |
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Travis County Water Control and Improvement District No. 17. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 9017, Special District Local Laws Code, |
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is amended by adding Subchapter C to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER C. BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Sec. 9017.101. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. (a) The district is |
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governed by a board of five directors. |
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(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms, with two or |
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three directors' terms expiring at the first meeting of the board |
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after the November election in even-numbered years and after the |
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board has canvassed the votes and the newly elected directors have |
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qualified for office and taken the constitutional oath. |
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Sec. 9017.102. ELECTION DATE. The district shall hold an |
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election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the |
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uniform election date prescribed by Section 41.001, Election Code, |
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in November of each even-numbered year. |
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SECTION 2. A director of the board of the Travis County |
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Water Control and Improvement District No. 17 who is serving on the |
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day before the effective date of this Act shall serve until the |
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director's term expires. A director whose term expires in May 2022 |
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shall continue to serve until the director's successor has |
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qualified for office and taken the constitutional oath following |
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the directors' election held on November 8, 2022, in accordance |
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with Sections 9017.101 and 9017.102, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, as added by this Act. A director whose term expires in May |
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2024 shall continue to serve until the director's successor has |
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qualified for office and taken the constitutional oath following |
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the directors' election held on November 5, 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 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. |