87R17751 SGM-F
 
  By: Bowers H.B. No. 2103
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the authority of certain water planning entities to
  hold an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call or
  videoconference call.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 16.052, Water Code, is amended by adding
  Subsection (e) to read as follows:
         (e)  The council and any committee or subcommittee of the
  council may hold an open or closed meeting by telephone conference
  call or videoconference call. A meeting held by telephone
  conference call is subject to the requirements of Sections
  551.125(c)-(f), Government Code. A meeting held by videoconference
  call is subject to the requirements of Section 551.127, Government
  Code.
         SECTION 2.  Section 16.053(h)(12), Water Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
               (12)  Each regional water planning group and any
  committee or subcommittee of a regional water planning group is
  [are] subject to Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code.  A regional
  water planning group and any committee or subcommittee of the group
  may hold an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call or
  videoconference call. A meeting held by telephone conference call
  is subject to the requirements of Sections 551.125(c)-(f),
  Government Code. A meeting held by videoconference call is subject
  to the requirements of Section 551.127, Government Code.
         SECTION 3.  Section 16.062(l), Water Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (l)  Each flood planning group and any committee or
  subcommittee of a flood planning group is subject to Chapters 551
  and 552, Government Code. A flood planning group and any committee
  or subcommittee of the group may hold an open or closed meeting by
  telephone conference call or videoconference call. A meeting held
  by telephone conference call is subject to the requirements of
  Sections 551.125(c)-(f), Government Code. A meeting held by
  videoconference call is subject to the requirements of Section
  551.127, Government Code.
         SECTION 4.  Section 36.108(e), Water Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (e)  Except as provided by this section, a joint meeting
  under this section must be held in accordance with Chapter 551,
  Government Code. Each district shall comply with Chapter 552,
  Government Code. The district representatives may hold a joint
  meeting by telephone conference call or videoconference call. A
  meeting held by telephone conference call is subject to the
  requirements of Sections 551.125(c)-(f), Government Code. A
  meeting held by videoconference call is subject to the requirements
  of Section 551.127, Government Code. The district representatives
  may elect one district to be responsible for providing the notice of
  a joint meeting that this section would otherwise require of each
  district in the management area. Notice of a joint meeting must be
  provided at least 10 days before the date of the meeting by:
               (1)  providing notice to the secretary of state;
               (2)  providing notice to the county clerk of each
  county located wholly or partly in a district that is located wholly
  or partly in the management area; and
               (3)  posting notice at a place readily accessible to
  the public at the district office of each district located wholly or
  partly in the management area.
         SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.