H.B. No. 1570
AN ACT
relating to the board of directors of the Rayburn Country Municipal
Utility District.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 7(a) and (e), Chapter 1086, Acts of the
70th Legislature, Regular Session, 1987, are amended to read as
follows:
(a) The district is governed by a board of five [seven]
directors.
(e) If any of the directors listed in Subsection (d) of this
section fails to qualify for office, the remaining directors shall
appoint someone to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. If at
any time the number of qualified directors is less than three [four]
because of the failure or refusal of one or more directors to
qualify or serve, because of death or incapacitation, or for any
other reason, the Commissioners Court of Jasper County shall
appoint the necessary number of directors to fill all vacancies on
the board.
SECTION 2. Section 9, Chapter 1086, Acts of the 70th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1987, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 9. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. An [Beginning in the second
year following the confirmation and directors' election, an]
election shall be held on the uniform election date [third
Saturday] in May in each even-numbered year [every two years] to
elect the appropriate number of directors to the board.
SECTION 3. Section 7(g), Chapter 1086, Acts of the 70th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1987, is repealed.
SECTION 4. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the
changes in law made by this Act do not affect the entitlement of a
member serving on the board of directors of the Rayburn Country
Municipal Utility District immediately before the effective date of
this Act to continue to serve as a member of the board for the
remainder of the member's term.
(b) On the effective date of this Act, positions 6 and 7, as
designated by the district, are abolished.
SECTION 5. (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 6. 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. 1570 was passed by the House on April
12, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 3, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1570 was passed by the Senate on May
15, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor