89R1763 LRM-D
By: Metcalf H.B. No. 5006
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 seven 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 four 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 Governor shall designate a Director as the President
of the Board to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the
Governor. The Board of Directors shall organize by electing one of
its members Vice-President, one Secretary, and one Treasurer. Four
(4) members, including the President, 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, 2025.