By: Zwiener H.B. No. 5558
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the board of directors of certain public utility
agencies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 572.057, Local Government Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (f) to
read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (f), each [Each]
director must be appointed by place by the governing bodies of the
participating public entities. Each participating public entity is
entitled to appoint at least one director.
(f) In addition to the directors provided for in Subsection
(b), for a public utility agency that is located both in the county
that contains the Capitol, and in a county that is adjacent to the
county that contains the Capitol, one director will be elected by
the qualified voters of the respective county, for each county
under this Subsection. For the purposes of this Subsection, “
qualified voter” means a registered voter of the county underlying
the public utility agency’s service area who resides within the
service area.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2027.