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89(R) SB 410 - Engrossed version - Bill Text
By: Middleton
S.B. No. 410
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the management and operation of the Gulf Coast
Protection District.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 9502.0201(i), Special District Local
Laws Code, is amended to read as follows:
(i) The
governor
[
board
] shall
appoint
[
elect
] a presiding
officer from among the directors to serve in that position for two
years. A director may serve as the presiding officer for not more
than two consecutive terms.
SECTION 2. Section 9502.0301, Special District Local Laws
Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
(f)
Implementation of a project described by Subsection (a)
may not disrupt navigation safety or two-way traffic, as defined by
Section 66.0172, Transportation Code, in a manner that violates a
rule adopted by the board of pilot commissioners for the ports of
Harris County under Chapter 66, Transportation Code.
SECTION 3. 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.