counties recommend San Jacinto River Authority directors

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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.