HBA-AMW H.B. 3159 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3159 By: Bonnen Natural Resources 3/22/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, a commissioner of Brazoria County Drainage District Number 4 (commissioner) is paid a salary of $25 a day and receives a per diem of $7.50. A commissioner's salary and per diem have not been raised since the Brazoria County Drainage District was created in 1995. House Bill 3159 increases a commissioner's salary to $30 per day and per diem to $10. 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 3159 amends law to increase from $25 per day to $30 per day the salary of a commissioner of Brazoria County Drainage District Number 4 and to increase from $7.50 to $10 a commissioner's per diem. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act takes effect September 1, 2001.