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.
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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.
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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.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor