HBA-BSM H.B. 1978 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1978
By: Elkins
Natural Resources
3/9/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the City of Jersey Village is included in the North Harris
County Regional Water Authority (authority).  The city believes it can
negotiate for its citizens better than the authority and would like to be
excluded from the authority.  H.B. 1978 withdraws Jersey Village from the
authority and allows Jersey Village to return if desired. 

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 1978 amends law to redefine the boundaries of the North Harris
County Regional Water Authority (authority) to provide that on September 1,
2001 the authority does not include any area that is inside the municipal
limits of the City of Jersey Village.  The bill provides that the
authority's boundaries may be expanded to include an area that, on
September 1, 2001, was inside the municipal limits of the City of Jersey
Village if the governing body of the city makes a written request to
include the area in the district and the board annexes the area. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.