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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers and duties of a designated officer of a |
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navigation district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 62.153, Water Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 62.153. DUTIES OF DISTRICT TREASURER; AUTHORITY OF |
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DESIGNATED OFFICER. (a) The district treasurer shall: |
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(1) open an account for all funds received by him for |
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the district and all district funds which he pays out; |
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(2) pay out money on vouchers signed by the chairman of |
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the commission, any two members of the commission, or the |
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commissioners court, or any two of any number of persons delegated |
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by the commission with authority to sign vouchers, provided that |
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the commission may, in such delegation, limit the authority of such |
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persons and may require that each furnish a fidelity bond in such |
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amount as the commission shall specify and subject to commission |
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approval; |
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(3) carefully preserve all orders for the payment of |
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money; and |
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(4) render a correct account to the commissioners |
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court of all matters relating to the financial condition of the |
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district as often as required by the commissioners court. |
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(b) A designated officer of a district may make a payment on |
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behalf of the district by a check drawn on a depository selected |
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under Section 62.155 in a manner consistent with the payment |
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procedures adopted under Section 60.271(f) without authorization |
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by the district treasurer. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |