HBA-RBT H.B. 2849 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2849
By: Solis, Jim
Natural Resources
3/29/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) has
to approve most bond issuances by a water district.  The amount of time and
expense required to support the review of bond issuance is extensive.  H.B.
2849 exempts from this requirement, a water district that is located
entirely within a county that borders Mexico and provides the domestic
water supply and sewer service for three or more municipalities and to a
population in excess of 5,000, according to the most recent decennial
census.  In application, this bill will exempt the Laguna Madre Water
District from the requirement to obtain TNRCC approval prior to issuing
bonds. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Title 4, Chapter 49, Subchapter F, Section 49.181(h),
Water Code, to provide that this section (Authority of Commission Over
Issuance of District Bonds) does not apply to a district that is located
entirely within a county that borders Mexico and provides the domestic
water supply and sewer service for three or more municipalities and to a
population in excess of 5,000 according to the most recent decennial
census. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.