HBA-BSM, LJP H.B. 1232 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1232
By: Counts
Natural Resources
2/19/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Previous legislation created the Haskell/Knox County Underground Water
Conservation District.  Since the district's creation, Baylor County has
become part of the district.  House Bill 1232 creates a new district to
fully incorporate Baylor County. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1232 amends law to replace the  Haskell/Knox County Underground
Water Conservation District with the Rolling Plains Groundwater
Conservation District (district). The bill provides that the district
includes Haskell County, Knox County, and Baylor County. 

H.B. 1232 provides that the rights, powers, privileges, authority,
functions, and duties of the district are subject to the continuing right
of supervision of the state through the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission. 

The bill provides that the district is governed by a board of directors
consisting of not fewer than 5 and not more than 16 directors.  The bill
sets forth provisions regarding the composition and administration of the
board and the appointment and terms of the directors, as well as procedures
for the expansion of the district. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.