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      H.B. No. 2970         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.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 2970 was passed by the House on April   30, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 0, 1 present, not   voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.   No. 2970 on May 20, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 110, Nays 8,   1 present, not voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House               I certify that H.B. No. 2970 was passed by the Senate, with   amendments, on May 14, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays   0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate      APPROVED: __________________                   Date                       __________________                 Governor