H.B. No. 4004
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the management and control of certain utility systems.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1502.070(a), Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  Management and control of a utility system may be vested
  in:
               (1)  the municipality's governing body; or
               (2)  a board of trustees named in the proceedings
  adopted by the municipality and consisting of not more than:
                     (A)  five members, one of whom must be the mayor of
  the municipality; or
                     (B)  seven members, one of whom must be the mayor
  of the municipality, if the municipality is located in a county:
                           (i)  with a population of at least 600,000;
  and
                           (ii)  that is located on an international
  border.
         SECTION 2.  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, 2009.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 4004 was passed by the House on April
  15, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 4004 was passed by the Senate on May
  12, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor