By: Paul, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Middleton) H.B. No. 2970

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 30, 2025; May 1, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources; May 8, 2025, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 8, 2025, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2970 By: Zaffirini

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the management and operation of the Gulf Coast Protection District.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 9502.0201(i), Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows:

(i) The governor [board] shall appoint [elect] a presiding officer from among the directors to serve in that position for two years. A director may serve as the presiding officer for not more than two consecutive terms.

SECTION 2. Section 9502.0301, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:

(f) Implementation of a project described by Subsection (a) may not disrupt navigation safety or two-way traffic, as defined by Section 66.0172, Transportation Code, in a manner that violates a rule adopted by the board of pilot commissioners for the ports of Harris County under Chapter 66, Transportation Code.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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