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By: Weber H.B. No. 4732
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the compensation and per diem of the commissioners of
Brazoria Drainage District Number Four.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 9, Chapter 991, Acts of the 74th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 9. COMPENSATION AND PER DIEM OF COMMISSIONERS. (a) In
this section, "performing the duties of a commissioner" means
acting in substantive performance of the management or business of
the district and includes participation in:
(1) board and committee meetings and other activities
involving the substantive deliberation of district business; and
(2) pertinent educational programs.
(b) Notwithstanding provisions found elsewhere in this Act,
the salary of a commissioner shall be set at $30 per day or a greater
amount not to exceed $100 per day if the greater amount is approved
by a majority vote of the board. It is further provided that a
commissioner shall receive a per diem of $10 or a greater amount not
to exceed $50 per day if the greater amount is approved by a
majority vote of the board. The salary and per diem are payable for
each day the commissioner actually spends performing the duties of
a commissioner.
(c) [(b)] Section 49.060 [56.067], Water Code, applies
[does not apply] to the board to the extent that the provisions of
that section do not conflict with Subsection (b) of this section.
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.