Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2364 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/23/2017

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                    85R7546 AAF-F
 By: Nevárez H.B. No. 2364


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the disqualification of directors of the Middle Pecos
 Groundwater Conservation District.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 8851, Special District
 Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8851.0545 to read as
 follows:
 Sec. 8851.0545.  DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS. The board
 by unanimous vote of the board's remaining directors may remove a
 director only if that director has missed one-half or more of the
 regular meetings scheduled during the prior 12 months.
 SECTION 2.  (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 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.