By: Jetton H.B. No. 2951
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the appointment of directors of a levee improvement
district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 57.053, Water Code, is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 57.053. [TERM OF OFFICE] VACANCY, REMOVAL, AND
SUCCESSION. (a) In districts which have appointed boards, a [A]
vacancy on the board shall be filled by majority vote of the
commissioners court, and the court shall appoint directors so that
the board will always have full membership.
(b) The commissioners court, by majority vote, may remove a
[an appointed] member of the board previously appointed by the
commissioners court.
(c) In districts which have elected boards, a vacancy on the
board shall be filled in accordance with Section 49.105. The board
may only appoint a director that is qualified for election as a
director under Section 57.059.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a vacancy filled on or after the effective date of this Act. A
vacancy filled before the effective date of this Act is governed by
the law in effect on the date the vacancy was filled, provided that
any vacancy filled before the effective date of this Act in
accordance with Section 49.105, Water Code, may be ratified,
confirmed and validated by the board after the effective date of
this Act and, upon such ratification, confirmation and validation
of all governmental acts and proceedings of the board occurring
before the effective date of this Act shall be ratified, confirmed
and validated for all purposes.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.