HBA-NMO H.B. 3763 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3763
By: Gallego
Natural Resources
4/5/99
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The 74th Texas Legislature enacted legislation exempting certain water
wells from regulation by water districts created after September 1, 1991.
This exemption hinders the Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation
District, created in 1993, in the effective management of its water
resources.  H.B. 3763 provides that the exemption set forth in Section
36.121 (Limitation on Rulemaking Power of Districts Over Wells in Certain
Counties), Water Code, does not apply to the Jeff Davis County Underground
Water Conservation District. 

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 Section 5, Chapter 641, Acts of the 73rd Legislature,
Regular Session, 1993, by adding Subsection (c), as follows: 

(c) Provides that Section 36.121 (Limitation on Rulemaking Power of
Districts Over Wells in Certain Counties), Water Code, does not apply to
the Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.