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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the name of and appointment of directors for the |
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Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 3891, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 3891. SOUTHEAST REGIONAL [HARRIS-MONTGOMERY COUNTIES] |
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MANAGEMENT DISTRICT |
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SECTION 2. Section 3891.001(3), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(3) "District" means the Southeast Regional |
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[Harris-Montgomery Counties] Management District. |
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SECTION 3. Section 3891.002, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 3891.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The Southeast Regional |
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[Harris-Montgomery Counties] Management District is a special |
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district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. |
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SECTION 4. Sections 3891.052(a) and (e), Special District |
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Local Laws Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The board shall: |
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(1) recommend to the Harris County Commissioners Court |
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persons to serve on a [the] succeeding board; or |
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(2) petition the Texas Commission on Environmental |
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Quality to appoint persons to serve on a succeeding board. |
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(e) If the board petitions the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality under Subsection (a) for the appointment of |
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persons to serve on a succeeding board [any provision of |
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Subsections (a) through (d) is found to be invalid], the commission |
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[Texas Commission on Environmental Quality] shall appoint the |
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succeeding board from recommendations of persons to serve on the |
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succeeding board submitted by the board. |
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SECTION 5. (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 6. 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. |