By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 630
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the election of directors and administration of the
Agua Special Utility District.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 7201, Special District
Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 7201.0555 to read as
follows:
Sec. 7201.0555. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. (a) The district
shall hold an election on the uniform election date in November of
each even-numbered year to elect the appropriate number of
directors.
(b) The district shall contract with the county elections
administrator as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 31, Election
Code, to conduct the election of directors.
SECTION 2. Subchapter B-1, Chapter 7201, Special District
Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 7201.074 to read as
follows:
Sec. 7201.074. LOCATION OF CERTAIN MEETINGS. A meeting at
which the board or the general manager discusses the annual budget
of the district must be held inside the district.
SECTION 3. A member of the board of directors of the Agua
Special Utility District serving on the effective date of this Act
shall continue in office until the member's successor qualifies for
office.
SECTION 4. (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 5. 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.