Hinojosa Bill Adds Two Seats To Corpus Christi Port Commission

The text as introduced · 453 words

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By: Hinojosa of Nueces
S.B. No. 2773

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the composition of the port commission of the Port of

Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 5016.0051, Special District Local Laws

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 5016.0051. COMPOSITION OF PORT COMMISSION. The port

commission is composed of nine [ seven ] port commissioners.

SECTION 2. Section 5016.0052(a), Special District Local

Laws Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) Port commissioners are appointed as follows:

(1) the Commissioners Court of Nueces County shall

appoint three port commissioners;

(2) the city council of the City of Corpus Christi

shall appoint three port commissioners; [ and ]

(3) the Commissioners Court of San Patricio County

shall appoint one port commissioner ;

(4) the city council of the City of Portland shall

appoint one port commissioner; and

(5) the city council of the City of Port Aransas shall

appoint one port commissioner .

SECTION 3. Not later than January 1, 2026, the city councils

of the City of Portland and the City of Port Aransas shall each

appoint one port commissioner to the port commission of the Port of

Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, Texas, as provided by

Section 5016.0052(a), Special District Local Laws Code, as amended

by this Act, to serve terms that expire on dates that preserve the

required staggering of terms.

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, 2025.