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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the election of the commissioners of the Jefferson |
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County Drainage District No. 7. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 4, Chapter 34, Acts of the 57th |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1962, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 4. The management and control of the District shall be |
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vested in five Commissioners. Except as provided by this Act, the |
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General Laws of the State of Texas relating to the Commissioners of |
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drainage districts shall apply to the Commissioners of the |
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District. The District shall hold an election on the uniform |
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election date in November of each odd-numbered year to elect the |
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appropriate number of Commissioners [are elected in accordance with |
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Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code]. Not more than one |
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Commissioner shall be elected from any one municipality as long as |
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five municipalities exist within the district. Commissioners serve |
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staggered four-year terms. For all purposes, a quorum for doing |
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business shall consist of a majority of the Commission. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The Jefferson County Drainage District |
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No. 7 shall hold an election to elect two commissioners on the |
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uniform election date in November 2025, as provided by Section 4, |
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Chapter 34, Acts of the 57th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1962, |
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as amended by this Act. |
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(b) A commissioner serving on the board of commissioners of |
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the Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7 elected in May 2022 |
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shall serve until the commissioner's successor has qualified |
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following the commissioners' election held on the uniform election |
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date in November 2025. A commissioner elected to succeed that |
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commissioner serves a four-year term. |
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(c) The Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7 shall hold |
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an election to elect three commissioners on the uniform election |
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date in November 2027, as provided by Section 4, Chapter 34, Acts of |
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the 57th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1962, as amended by this |
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Act. |
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(d) A commissioner serving on the board of commissioners of |
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the Jefferson County Drainage District No. 7 elected in May 2024 |
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shall serve until the commissioner's successor has qualified |
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following the commissioners' election held on the uniform election |
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date in November 2027. A commissioner elected to succeed that |
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commissioner serves a four-year term. |
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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 September 1, 2025. |