86R93 GRM-D
By: Metcalf H.B. No. 33
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to recommendations for the appointment of directors of the
San Jacinto River Authority.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 6, Chapter 426, Acts of the 45th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1937, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 6. (a) The management and control of all the affairs of
said District shall be vested in, and the powers, rights,
privileges, and functions of the District shall be exercised by a
Board of Directors consisting of six (6) members, all of whom shall
be freehold property taxpayers and legal voters of the State of
Texas and four (4) of whom shall be residents of a county wholly
encompassed by the District. Members of such Board of Directors
shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of six (6) years.
[Provided, the present Board of six (6) directors of said District,
appointed by the State Board of Water Engineers under authority of
House Bill No. 1094, Chapter 613, Acts of the Regular Session of the
Forty-seventh Legislature, amending Section 6 of Chapter 426, Acts
of the Regular Session of the Forty-fifth Legislature, as amended
by House Bill No. 828, Chapter 480, Acts of the Regular Session of
the Forty-seventh Legislature, for terms of two (2), four (4), and
six (6) years, shall continue to serve as such until the expiration
of the respective terms for which they were appointed. Upon the
expiration of the terms for which the present members of the Board
of Directors were appointed, the successors of each and all of them
shall be appointed by the Governor for a term of six (6) years.]
(b) A commissioners court of a county wholly located in the
district may make two recommendations to the governor for the
appointment of a person to the board of directors of the authority.
A commissioners court of a county partially located in the district
may make one recommendation to the governor for the appointment of a
person to the board of directors of the authority. The
commissioners court of the county making a recommendation under
this subsection must approve each recommendation by a majority
vote. After reviewing the recommendations, the governor may
appoint or not appoint the person recommended by the commissioners
court.
(c) The Directors shall hold office after their appointment
and qualification until their successors shall be appointed and
qualified. Should any vacancy occur in the Board of Directors, the
same shall be filled in like manner by the Governor for the
unexpired term. The Directors appointed shall, within thirty (30)
days after their appointment, qualify by taking the official oath
required of County Commissioners, and shall execute bond in the sum
of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) payable to the District, the
sufficiency of which bond shall be determined by the Governor,
which bonds after being recorded in the official bond records of the
county in which the District maintains its office shall be
deposited with the depository selected and approved for the deposit
of the funds of the District.
(d) The Board of Directors shall organize by electing one of
its members President, one Vice-President, one Secretary, and one
Treasurer. Four (4) members, including the presiding officer,
shall constitute a quorum to transact business. The President
shall preside at all meetings of the Board and shall be the chief
executive officer of the District. The Vice-President shall act as
President in case of the absence or disability of the President.
The Secretary shall act as Secretary of the Board and shall be
charged with the duty of keeping a record of all proceedings and all
orders of the Board. The Treasurer shall receive and receipt for
all moneys received by the District and shall keep books and records
of all moneys received and expended. In case of the absence or
inability of the Secretary to act, a Secretary pro tem shall be
selected by the Directors.
(e) The domicile of the District shall be in the City of
Conroe, in the County of Montgomery, Texas, where the District
shall maintain its principal office. The Board of Directors shall
have authority to fix the time, place and number of meetings of such
Board by proper resolutions, regulations and bylaws passed by said
Board. Said Board shall cause to be kept complete and accurate
accounts conforming to approved methods of bookkeeping. Said
accounts and all contracts, documents, and records of the District
shall be kept at said principal office, and same shall be open to
public inspection at all reasonable times.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.