By: Gonzales (Senate Sponsor - Schwertner) H.B. No. 4130
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 13, 2015;
May 14, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on
Intergovernmental Relations; May 22, 2015, reported favorably by
the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 22, 2015, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the qualifications and method of electing directors of
the Jonah Water Special Utility District.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
Code, is amended by adding Chapter 7218 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 7218. JONAH WATER SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 7218.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the
district.
(2) "Director" means a member of the board.
(3) "District" means the Jonah Water Special Utility
District.
SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sec. 7218.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD. The district is
governed by a board of nine directors.
Sec. 7218.052. DIRECTOR ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible to be
listed on the ballot as a candidate for or to serve as a director, a
person must be:
(1) a resident of the district; and
(2) a retail water or sewer service customer of the
district.
Sec. 7218.053. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FROM SINGLE-MEMBER
DISTRICTS. (a) The board by rule may provide for the election of
some or all of the directors from single-member districts.
(b) In addition to the qualifications required by Section
7218.052, if the board provides for the election of some or all of
the directors from single-member districts, to be eligible to be
listed on the ballot as a candidate for or to serve as a director
from a single-member district, a person must be a resident of that
district.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by Sections 7218.052 and
7218.053, Special District Local Laws Code, as added by this Act, do
not affect the entitlement of a member serving on the board of
directors of the Jonah Water Special Utility District immediately
before the effective date of this Act to continue to carry out the
board's functions for the remainder of the member's term. The
changes in law apply only to a member elected on or after the
effective date of this Act. This Act does not prohibit a person who
is a member of the board on the effective date of this Act from being
reelected to the board if the person has the qualifications
required for a member under Sections 7218.052 and 7218.053, Special
District Local Laws Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to
introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this
Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a
copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies,
officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished
under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313,
Government Code.
(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has
submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality.
(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed
its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, the
lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
representatives within the required time.
(d) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this
state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect
to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled
and accomplished.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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