H.B. No. 1537
AN ACT
relating to the terms and election of the members of the board of
directors of the Elm Creek Watershed Authority.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 14, Chapter 273, Acts of the 55th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1957, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 14. (a) The Board of Directors of the Authority is
composed [shall be comprised] of eight persons who serve staggered,
four-year terms.
(b) [Immediately after this Act becomes effective, the
following named persons shall be the directors of the Authority and
shall constitute the Board of Directors of said Authority:
[W. M. Evetts, Route 1, Moody, Texas;
[David Haggard, Route 4, Oenaville, Texas;
[J. W. Holmes, Route 2, Rogers, Texas;
[Buster Griffin, Buckholts, Texas;
[Jim Reddin, Troy, Texas;
[Bartle Crenan, Cameron, Texas;
[Frank Maruna, Temple, Texas; and
[A. A. Stavinoha, Temple, Texas.
[The Board of Directors herein appointed shall serve
until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. The
first four directors named above shall serve until the second
Tuesday in January, 1958, and the following four directors shall
serve until the second Tuesday in January, 1959.] An election for
directors shall be held on the uniform election date [second
Tuesday] in November [January] of each odd-numbered year [and as
herein provided. Four directors shall be elected in each even
numbered year and four in each odd numbered year].
(c) The directors of the Authority or of any subordinate
district shall be landowners within the Authority and reside within
Bell, Falls, Milam or McLennan Counties, and shall retain such
status during their tenure in office or vacate such office.
SECTION 2. (a) A director of the Elm Creek Watershed
Authority elected in May 2019 shall serve until the director's
successor has qualified following the directors' election held on
the uniform election date in November 2023. A director elected on
the uniform election date in November 2023 serves a four-year term.
(b) A director of the Elm Creek Watershed Authority elected
in 2018 shall serve until the director's successor has qualified
following the directors' election held on the uniform election date
in November 2021. A director elected to succeed that director
serves a four-year term.
(c) This section expires September 1, 2024.
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, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1537 was passed by the House on April
26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 2, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1537 was passed by the Senate on May
16, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor