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AN ACT
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relating to the management and operation of the Gulf Coast |
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Protection District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 9502.0201(i), Special District Local |
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Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(i) The governor [board] shall appoint [elect] a presiding |
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officer from among the directors to serve in that position for two |
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years. A director may serve as the presiding officer for not more |
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than two consecutive terms. |
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SECTION 2. Section 9502.0301, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) Implementation of a project described by Subsection (a) |
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may not disrupt navigation safety or two-way traffic, as defined by |
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Section 66.0172, Transportation Code, in a manner that violates a |
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rule adopted by the board of pilot commissioners for the ports of |
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Harris County under Chapter 66, Transportation Code. |
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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, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2970 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2970 on May 20, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 110, Nays 8, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2970 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |