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AN ACT
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relating to the election of the board of directors of the Crockett |
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County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle I, Title 6, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Chapter 9035 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 9035. CROCKETT COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT |
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DISTRICT NO. 1 |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 9035.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. |
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(2) "Director" means a board member. |
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(3) "District" means the Crockett County Water Control |
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and Improvement District No. 1. |
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[Sections 9035.002-9035.050 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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Sec. 9035.051. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. (a) Notwithstanding |
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Section 49.103(b), Water Code, on the uniform election date in |
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November of each even-numbered year, the district shall hold an |
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election to elect the appropriate number of directors to the board. |
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(b) The election may be held at any location that is in the |
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boundaries of: |
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(1) the district; and |
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(2) Crockett County. |
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SECTION 2. (a) All governmental acts and proceedings of the |
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Crockett County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 |
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relating to the election of members of the board of directors of the |
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district that were taken before the effective date of this Act are |
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validated, ratified, and confirmed in all respects as if they had |
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been taken as authorized by law. |
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(b) This section does not apply to any matter that on the |
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effective date of this Act: |
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(1) is involved in litigation if the litigation |
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ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court |
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judgment; or |
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(2) has been held invalid by a final court judgment. |
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SECTION 3. A director of the board of the Crockett County |
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Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 who is serving on the |
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day before the effective date of this Act shall serve until the |
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director's term expires. A director whose term expires in May 2012 |
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shall serve until the director's successor has qualified following |
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the directors' election held on the uniform election date in |
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November 2012 in accordance with Section 9035.051, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, as added by this Act. A director whose term |
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expires in May 2014 shall serve until the director's successor has |
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qualified following the directors' election held on the uniform |
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election date in November 2014. |
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SECTION 4. (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 5. 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, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1944 was passed by the House on April |
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14, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1944 was passed by the Senate on May |
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5, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Date |
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Governor |