| 6 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 5 | | relating to the powers and duties of a designated officer of a |
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| 8 | 6 | | navigation district. |
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| 9 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 62.153, Water Code, is amended to read as |
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| 11 | 9 | | follows: |
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| 12 | 10 | | Sec. 62.153. DUTIES OF DISTRICT TREASURER; AUTHORITY OF |
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| 13 | 11 | | DESIGNATED OFFICER. (a) The district treasurer shall: |
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| 14 | 12 | | (1) open an account for all funds received by him for |
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| 15 | 13 | | the district and all district funds which he pays out; |
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| 16 | 14 | | (2) pay out money on vouchers signed by the chairman of |
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| 17 | 15 | | the commission, any two members of the commission, or the |
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| 18 | 16 | | commissioners court, or any two of any number of persons delegated |
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| 19 | 17 | | by the commission with authority to sign vouchers, provided that |
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| 20 | 18 | | the commission may, in such delegation, limit the authority of such |
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| 21 | 19 | | persons and may require that each furnish a fidelity bond in such |
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| 22 | 20 | | amount as the commission shall specify and subject to commission |
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| 23 | 21 | | approval; |
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| 24 | 22 | | (3) carefully preserve all orders for the payment of |
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| 25 | 23 | | money; and |
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| 26 | 24 | | (4) render a correct account to the commissioners |
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| 27 | 25 | | court of all matters relating to the financial condition of the |
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| 28 | 26 | | district as often as required by the commissioners court. |
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| 29 | 27 | | (b) A designated officer of a district may make a payment on |
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| 30 | 28 | | behalf of the district by a check drawn on a depository selected |
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| 31 | 29 | | under Section 62.155 in a manner consistent with the payment |
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| 32 | 30 | | procedures adopted under Section 60.271(f) without authorization |
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| 33 | 31 | | by the district treasurer. |
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| 34 | 32 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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| 33 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 34 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 35 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1131 passed the Senate on |
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| 36 | + | April 26, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 37 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 38 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 39 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1131 passed the House on |
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| 40 | + | May 22, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 1, one |
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| 41 | + | present not voting. |
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| 42 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 44 | + | Approved: |
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| 45 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | + | Date |
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| 47 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | + | Governor |
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