Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4339 Introduced / Bill

Filed 04/25/2017

                    85R24302 AAF-D
 By: Rinaldi H.B. No. 4339


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to notice of the deadline for an application for a place on
 the ballot for the election of and eligibility of directors of the
 Northwest Dallas County Flood Control District.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 7806.052, Special District Local Laws
 Code, is amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 7806.052.  ELIGIBILITY.  To serve as a director, a
 person must[:
 [(1)  own taxable property in the district; or
 [(2)]  be a resident of the district.
 SECTION 2.  Section 7806.105, Special District Local Laws
 Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
 (a-1)  The district shall provide to each resident by mail
 notice of the deadline for a candidate to file an application for a
 place on the ballot for the election of directors. The notice under
 this subsection must:
 (1)  be sent not later than the third week before the
 deadline for a candidate to file an application;
 (2)  state the deadline for a candidate to file an
 application; and
 (3)  state the time and place of the election.
 SECTION 3.  Section 7806.052, Special District Local Laws
 Code, as amended by this Act, does not affect the current term of a
 member serving on the board of directors of the Northwest Dallas
 County Flood Control District immediately before the effective date
 of this Act. The change in law applies only to a term of a member
 beginning on or after the effective date of this Act.
 SECTION 4.  (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 5.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2018.