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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the port commission of the Port of |
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Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 5016.0051, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 5016.0051. COMPOSITION OF PORT COMMISSION. The port |
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commission is composed of nine [seven] port commissioners. |
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SECTION 2. Section 5016.0052(a), Special District Local |
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Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Port commissioners are appointed as follows: |
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(1) the Commissioners Court of Nueces County shall |
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appoint three port commissioners; |
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(2) the city council of the City of Corpus Christi |
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shall appoint three port commissioners; and |
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(3) the Commissioners Court of San Patricio County |
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shall appoint three [one] port commissioners [commissioner]. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than January 1, 2024, the |
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Commissioners Court of San Patricio County shall appoint two port |
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commissioners to the port commission of the Port of Corpus Christi |
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Authority of Nueces County, Texas, as provided by Section |
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5016.0052(a), Special District Local Laws Code, as amended by this |
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Act, to serve terms that expire on dates that preserve the required |
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staggering of terms. |
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SECTION 4. (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 5. 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, 2023. |