HBA-NMO S.B. 1301 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1301
By: Brown
Natural Resources
5/14/1999
Engrossed


BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law requires counties to implement certain water conservation
measures.  S.B. 1301 requires a county to take certain actions and
implement water conservation measures upon declaration of a state of
disaster in the county due to drought.  

 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 16.055, Water Code, by adding Subsections (g),
(h), and (i), as follows: 

(g) Requires a county to take certain action immediately upon the
declaration of a state of disaster in the county due to drought conditions. 

(h) Requires a person or entity required to develop a water conservation
plan or drought contingency plan (plan), on receipt of notice, to
immediately implement the person's or entity's plan. 

(i) Provides that nothing in this section prevents a political subdivision
or a person or entity required to develop a plan from implementing water
conservation measures.   

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.