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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the board of the Calhoun Port |
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Authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 5003.051, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 5003.051. BOARD OF NAVIGATION COMMISSIONERS. The port |
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authority is governed by a board of seven [six] commissioners. |
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SECTION 2. Section 5003.053, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 5003.053. ELECTION; TERMS. (a) One commissioner is |
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elected by the voters of the entire port authority. One |
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commissioner is elected from each of the six navigation |
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commissioner precincts as described by Section 5003.052. |
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(b) The [six] commissioners who represent the six precincts |
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who are elected at the first election after a division of the port |
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authority into new precincts under Section 5003.052 shall draw lots |
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after the election to select three commissioners to serve two-year |
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terms and three commissioners to serve four-year terms. Successor |
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commissioners serve terms as provided by Subsection (c) [(b)]. |
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(c) [(b)] Except as provided by Subsection (b) [(a)], |
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commissioners are elected for staggered four-year terms at |
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elections held each odd-numbered year on the uniform election date |
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in May. |
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SECTION 3. Section 5003.054(b), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The application must include an affidavit made by the |
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applicant under oath disclosing that the applicant is: |
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(1) a bona fide resident of: |
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(A) if the applicant seeks to represent a |
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precinct, the precinct that the person seeks to represent; or |
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(B) if the applicant seeks to represent the port |
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authority at large, the port authority; and |
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(2) a qualified voter who owns real property in the |
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area. |
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SECTION 4. (a) The Calhoun Port Authority shall hold the |
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first election to elect an at-large commissioner, as provided by |
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Section 5003.053, Special District Local Laws Code, as amended by |
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this Act, on the uniform election date in May 2027. |
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(b) Not later than the 30th day after the effective date of |
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this Act, the governor shall appoint an at-large commissioner to |
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the board of the Calhoun Port Authority to serve a term that expires |
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on the date that the candidate elected to the office of the at-large |
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commissioner in May 2027 qualifies to serve. The person appointed |
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by the governor must meet the qualifications provided by Section |
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5003.054(b), Special District Local Laws Code, as amended by this |
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Act. |
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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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1733 passed the Senate on |
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April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1733 passed the House on |
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May 21, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 15, three |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |