HBA-BSM H.B. 1258 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1258
By: Gallego
Natural Resources
2/19/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Texas faces a difficult challenge to develop water policies that serve
state and regional interests.  The Texas Constitution authorizes the
creation of groundwater conservation districts to plan, develop, and
regulate the use of water.  House Bill 1258 ratifies the creation of the
Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District, subject to approval at a
confirmation election, to manage Pecos County's groundwater resources. 

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 1258 amends law to ratify the creation of the Middle Pecos
Groundwater Conservation District (district)  in Pecos County.  The bill
provides that the rights, powers, privileges, authority, functions, and
duties of the district are not subject to the continuing right of
supervision of the state through the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission. 

H.B. 1258 provides that the district is governed by a board of eleven
directors and sets forth provisions regarding the composition and
administration of the board and the election, qualifications, and terms of
the directors.  

 The bill sets forth provisions regarding an election to confirm
establishment of the district. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.