89R1764 LRM-D     By: Metcalf H.B. No. 5005       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the election of the board 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].          (b)  Members of the [such] Board of Directors shall be   elected at large by voters in the District [appointed by the   Governor for terms of four years].          (c)  The Directors shall hold office after their election   [appointment] and qualification until their successors shall be   elected [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 election [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.  Section 30.003(4), Water Code, is amended to   read as follows:                (4)  "River authority" means any district or authority   created by the legislature which contains an area within its   boundaries of one or more counties and which is governed by a board   of directors appointed or designated in whole or in part by the   governor, or by the Texas Water Development Board.  The term   includes[, including without limitation] the San Antonio River   Authority and the San Jacinto River Authority.          SECTION 3.  (a)  The San Jacinto River Authority shall hold   the first election to elect directors as described by Section 6,   Chapter 426, Acts of the 45th Legislature, Regular Session, 1937,   as amended by this Act, on the uniform election date in May 2026.          (b)  The terms of the directors serving on the board of   directors of the San Jacinto River Authority on the effective date   of this Act expire on the date the directors elected under   Subsection (a) of this section have qualified.          (c)  At the first meeting of the board of directors of the San   Jacinto River Authority that follows the election held under   Subsection (a) of this section, the directors shall draw lots to   determine which four directors serve a term of four years and which   three directors serve a term of two years.          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 September 1, 2025.