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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to board of directors meeting locations of certain rural |
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area water districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 49.062, Water Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (b) and (b-1) and adding Subsection (b-2) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-2) [(b-1)], the |
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board shall designate one or more places inside or outside the |
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district for conducting the meetings of the board. The meeting |
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place may be a private residence or office, provided that the board, |
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in its order establishing the meeting place, declares the same to be |
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a public place and invites the public to attend any meeting of the |
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board. If the board establishes a meeting place or places outside |
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the district, it shall give notice of the location or locations by |
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filing a true copy of the resolution establishing the location or |
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locations of the meeting place or places and a justification of why |
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the meeting will not be held in the district or within 10 miles of |
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the boundary of the district, if applicable, with the commission |
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and also by publishing notice of the location or locations in a |
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newspaper of general circulation in the district. If the location |
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of any of the meeting places outside the district is changed, notice |
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of the change shall be given in the same manner. |
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(b-1) In Subsection (b-2) [this subsection], "rural area |
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district" means a district: |
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(1) in which more than half of the district's projected |
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retail water or sewer connections are active and that is not wholly |
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or partly located in a county that as of the 2010 Census: |
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(A) had a population of 800,000 or more; or |
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(B) bordered a county with a population of |
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800,000 or more; or |
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(2) wholly or partly located in a county with a |
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population of more than 144,000 and less than 148,000. |
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(b-2) If the board of a rural area district conducts |
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meetings at least quarterly, the board shall conduct a meeting at a |
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designated meeting location inside the district or within 10 miles |
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of the boundary of the district at least once per quarter. If the |
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board determines that it is not practical to meet within 10 miles of |
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the boundary of the district, the district may conduct the |
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quarterly meeting at another designated meeting place in the county |
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in which the district is located. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |