HB5698 - Relating to the name of and appointment of directors for the Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District.

      H.B. No. 5698         AN ACT   relating to the name of and appointment of directors for the   Harris-Montgomery Counties Management District.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The heading to Chapter 3891, Special District   Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows:   CHAPTER 3891. SOUTHEAST REGIONAL [ HARRIS-MONTGOMERY COUNTIES ]   MANAGEMENT DISTRICT          SECTION 2.  Section 3891.001(3), Special District Local Laws   Code, is amended to read as follows:                (3)  "District" means the Southeast Regional   [ Harris-Montgomery Counties ] Management District.          SECTION 3.  Section 3891.002, Special District Local Laws   Code, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 3891.002.  NATURE OF DISTRICT. The Southeast Regional   [ Harris-Montgomery Counties ] Management District is a special   district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.          SECTION 4.  Sections 3891.052(a) and (e), Special District   Local Laws Code, are amended to read as follows:          (a)  The board shall :                 (1)   recommend to the Harris County Commissioners Court   persons to serve on a [ the ] succeeding board ; or                 (2)     petition the Texas Commission on Environmental   Quality to appoint persons to serve on a succeeding board .          (e)  If the board petitions the Texas Commission on   Environmental Quality under Subsection (a) for the appointment of   persons to serve on a succeeding board [ any provision of   Subsections (a) through (d) is found to be invalid ], the commission   [ Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ] shall appoint the   succeeding board from recommendations of persons to serve on the   succeeding board submitted by the board.          SECTION 5.  (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 6.  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. 5698 was passed by the House on May   16, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 114, Nays 17, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 5698 was passed by the Senate on May   28, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 27, Nays 4.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor