HBA-CBW H.B. 2793 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2793
By: Eiland
Land & Resource Management
4/4/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, a qualified project partner may enter into an agreement
with the commissioner of the General Land Office to study coastal erosion.
However, the statutes require the qualified project partner to pay at least
25 percent of the cost of the study.  This shared cost may be burdensome
for some qualified partners to participate in the study.  House Bill 2793
reduces the shared cost portion for a qualified project partner to at
least15 percent. 

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 2793 amends the Natural Resources Code to provide that an
agreement between the commissioner of the General Land Office and a
qualified project partner to undertake a coastal erosion response study or
project must require the qualified project partner to pay at least 15
percent, rather than 25 percent of the shared project cost. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

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