H.B. No. 1947
AN ACT
relating to the election and terms of office of directors of the
Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 9, Chapter 1066, Acts of the 75th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 9. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. [(a)] On the uniform
election date in November of each odd-numbered year, the district
shall hold an election in the district to elect [first Saturday in
May of the second year after the year in which the district is
authorized to be created at a confirmation election, an election
shall be held in the district for the election of three directors,
each of whom shall serve a two-year term, and four directors, each
of whom shall serve a four-year term.
[(b) On the first Saturday in May of each subsequent second
year following the election,] the appropriate number of directors
[shall be elected] to the district's board of directors.
SECTION 2. Section 6(g), Chapter 1066, Acts of the 75th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, is repealed.
SECTION 3. (a) All governmental acts and proceedings of the
Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District relating to the
election of members of the board of directors of the district that
were taken before the effective date of this Act are validated,
ratified, and confirmed in all respects as if they had been taken as
authorized by law.
(b) This section does not apply to any matter that on the
effective date of this Act:
(1) is involved in litigation if the litigation
ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court
judgment; or
(2) has been held invalid by a final court judgment.
SECTION 4. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
Government Code.
(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality.
(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
representatives within the required time.
(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
and accomplished.
SECTION 5. 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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1947 was passed by the House on April
15, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1947 was passed by the Senate on May
21, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor