By: Deshotel (Senate Sponsor - Huffman) H.B. No. 3692
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2009;
May 1, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on
Transportation and Homeland Security; May 11, 2009, reported
favorably by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 11, 2009, sent
to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the compensation of the members of the board of port
commissioners of the Port of Port Arthur Navigation District of
Jefferson County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11, Chapter 197, Acts of the 58th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1963, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 11. Each commissioner shall receive for performing
duties as a commissioner [his services] the sum of $200 [Fifty
Dollars ($50)] per month, except the president who shall receive
$250 [Seventy-five Dollars ($75)] per month, plus actual traveling
expenses. The board of commissioners shall fix the compensation of
the secretary, general manager, attorneys, engineers, and all other
employees, and said board shall fix and determine the term and time
of employment of all officers and employees of the district;
provided that all officers and employees of the district, except
the commissioners themselves, shall hold their offices subject to
the will of the Board of Port Commissioners.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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