HBA-RBT H.B. 3824 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3824 By: Solis, Jim Natural Resources 5/5/1999 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. 3824 exempts from this requirement the Laguna Madre Water 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 49.181, Water Code, to make it inapplicable to the Laguna Madre Water District. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.