By: King of Zavala (Senate Sponsor - Hegar) H.B. No. 1563 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 3, 2013; May 6, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources; May 15, 2013, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0; May 15, 2013, sent to printer.) A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to fees of office for directors of groundwater conservation districts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 36.060(a), Water Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) A director is entitled to receive fees of office of not more than $250 [$150] a day for each day the director actually spends performing the duties of a director. The fees of office may not exceed $9,000 a year. SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a fee paid to a director of a groundwater conservation district for duties performed on or after the effective date of this Act. A fee paid for duties performed before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the duties are performed, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. * * * * *