HBA-NMO H.B. 1848 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1848
By: King, Tracy
Natural Resources
3/5/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The 75th Texas Legislature enacted legislation transferring the Texas Water
Well Drillers Advisory Council and the Water Well Drillers and Pump
Installers Program (program) from the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
(department).  This change in jurisdiction removed the program from
representation on the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee (committee).
H.B. 1848 adds a representative of the program chosen by the director of
the department to the composition of the committee.   

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 26.403(c), Water Code, to add a representative
of the Water Well Drillers and Water Well Pump Installers Program of the
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation selected by the executive
director of the department to the composition of the Texas Groundwater
Protection Committee.