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1	1	H.B. No. 4257
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4	4	AN ACT
5	5	relating to the Sutton County Hospital District.
6	6	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
7	7	SECTION 1. Section 3.03(d), Chapter 1047, Acts of the 68th
8	8	Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, is amended to read as follows:
9	9	(d) An election shall be held on the [first Saturday in] May
10	10	uniform election date under Section 41.001, Election Code, in each
11	11	even-numbered year, and the appropriate number of successor
12	12	directors shall be elected for four-year terms.
13	13	SECTION 2. Section 3.04, Chapter 1047, Acts of the 68th
14	14	Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, is amended to read as follows:
15	15	Sec. 3.04. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice [At least 35 days
16	16	before the date of an election of directors, notice] of the election
17	17	shall be published one time in a newspaper with general circulation
18	18	in the district in accordance with Section 4.003, Election Code.
19	19	SECTION 3. Section 3.05, Chapter 1047, Acts of the 68th
20	20	Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, is amended to read as follows:
21	21	Sec. 3.05. APPLICATION [PETITION]. (a) A person who wishes
22	22	to have his name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director
23	23	must file with the secretary of the board of directors an
24	24	application in accordance with Chapter 144, Election Code [a
25	25	petition signed by at least 10 registered voters of the district
26	26	asking that his name be placed on the ballot. The determination of
27	27	whether a person is a registered voter of the district shall be
28	28	based on the most recent official lists of registered voters].
29	29	(b) [The petition must be filed with the secretary not later
30	30	than the 31st day before the date of the election.
31	31	[(c)] The application [petition] must specify the
32	32	commissioner precinct the candidate wishes to represent or specify
33	33	that the candidate wishes to represent the district at large.
34	34	SECTION 4. Section 4.07, Chapter 1047, Acts of the 68th
35	35	Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, is amended to read as follows:
36	36	Sec. 4.07. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. (a) The board may enter
37	37	into construction contracts on behalf of the district; however, the
38	38	board may enter into construction contracts that involve spending
39	39	more than the amount provided by Section 271.024, Local Government
40	40	Code, [$10,000] only after competitive bidding as provided by
41	41	Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code [Chapter 770, Acts
42	42	of the 66th Legislature, Regular Session, 1979 (Article 2368a.3,
43	43	Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes)].
44	44	(b) Chapter 2253, Government Code [Article 5160, Revised
45	45	Statutes], as it relates to performance and payment bonds, applies
46	46	to construction contracts let by the district.
47	47	SECTION 5. Article 5, Chapter 1047, Acts of the 68th
48	48	Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, is amended by adding Section
49	49	5.11 to read as follows:
50	50	Sec. 5.11. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY.
51	51	(a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum
52	52	annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at
53	53	the time the loan is made.
54	54	(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:
55	55	(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the
56	56	district's bonded indebtedness;
57	57	(2) a district tax to be imposed by the district in the
58	58	next 12-month period following the date of the pledge that is not
59	59	pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or
60	60	(3) a district bond that has been authorized but not
61	61	sold.
62	62	(c) A loan for which taxes or bonds are pledged must mature
63	63	not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. A
64	64	loan for which district revenue is pledged must mature not later
65	65	than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made.
66	66	SECTION 6. Article 6, Chapter 1047, Acts of the 68th
67	67	Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, is amended by adding Sections
68	68	6.12 and 6.13 to read as follows:
69	69	Sec. 6.12. ADDITIONAL MEANS OF SECURING REPAYMENT OF BONDS.
70	70	In addition to the authority to issue general obligation bonds and
71	71	revenue bonds under this article, the board may provide for the
72	72	security and payment of district bonds from a pledge of a
73	73	combination of ad valorem taxes as authorized by Section 6.02 of
74	74	this Act and revenue and other sources authorized by Section 6.04 of
75	75	this Act.
76	76	Sec. 6.13. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS. The district may use the
77	77	proceeds of bonds issued under this article to pay:
78	78	(1) any expense the board determines is reasonable and
79	79	necessary to issue, sell, and deliver the bonds;
80	80	(2) interest payments on the bonds during a period of
81	81	acquisition or construction of a project or facility to be provided
82	82	through the bonds, not to exceed five years;
83	83	(3) costs related to the operation and maintenance of
84	84	a project or facility to be provided through the bonds:
85	85	(A) during an estimated period of acquisition or
86	86	construction, not to exceed five years; and
87	87	(B) for one year after the project or facility is
88	88	acquired or constructed;
89	89	(4) costs related to the financing of the bond funds,
90	90	including debt service reserve and contingency funds;
91	91	(5) costs related to the bond issuance;
92	92	(6) costs related to the acquisition of land or
93	93	interests in land for a project or facility to be provided through
94	94	the bonds; and
95	95	(7) costs of construction of a project or facility to
96	96	be provided through the bonds, including the payment of related
97	97	professional services and expenses.
98	98	SECTION 7. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
99	99	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
100	100	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
101	101	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
102	102	Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
103	103	______________________________ ______________________________
104	104	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
105	105	I certify that H.B. No. 4257 was passed by the House on May 5,
106	106	2009, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not
107	107	voting.
108	108	______________________________
109	109	Chief Clerk of the House
110	110	I certify that H.B. No. 4257 was passed by the Senate on May
111	111	27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
112	112	______________________________
113	113	Secretary of the Senate
114	114	APPROVED: _____________________
115	115	Date
116	116	_____________________
117	117	Governor