SB 177 — Gas districts formed by two or more municipalities, board of directors, fee for board meetings increased

SB177 INTRODUCEDENROLLED SB177 W8SP555-1W8SP555-2 By Senator Gudger RFD:

29-Feb-24 Page 0 W8SP555-1SB177 02/26/2024Enrolled FCEnrolled, (L)maAn 2024-789Act, 23 4Relating SYNOPSIS:to municipal gas districts incorporated by two or more municipalities;

Under existing law, two or more municipalities are authorized to incorporate gas districts for the transmission and distribution of natural gas.

The gas districts are governed by a board of directors.

The board of directors is composed of not less than three members and the members elect a chair.

The members, at the discretion of the board, are authorized to be paid a director's fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per meeting attended, not to exceed one meeting per month, and the chair is authorized to be paid a director's fee not to exceed one thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($1,250) per meeting.

This bill would increase the fee authorized to be paid to a director to one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750) per meeting and the fee authorized to be paid to the chair to two thousand dollars ($2,000) per meeting.

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to municipal gas districts incorporated by two Page 1 SB177 INTRODUCED or more municipalities;

The members of the board of directors shall serve without compensation, except that they shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of Page 1 SB177 Enrolled their duties under this article, and, at the discretion of the board of directors, they may be paid a director's fee not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750) for each director's meeting Page 2 SB177 INTRODUCED attended, but not to exceed one meeting each calendar month.

Page 32 SB177 Enrolled ________________________________________________ President and Presiding Officer of the Senate ________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives SB177 Senate 04-Apr-24 I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed the Senate.

Patrick Harris, Secretary.

House of Representatives Passed:

02-May-24 By:

Senator Gudger Page 3