HBA-CBW H.B. 924 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 924 By: Walker Land & Resource Management 2/23/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, a district or water supply corporation (corporation) is not authorized to require an applicant or developer, as a condition for service, to grant or provide a permanent recorded easement to a district or corporation. Occasionally, a district or corporation is required to move lines in response to road projects, resulting in significant costs that may be passed on to customers through higher rates. House Bill 924 authorizes a district or corporation to require a service applicant or developer, as a condition for service, to grant or provide a permanent recorded easement to a district or corporation for specified purposes. 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 924 amends the Water Code to authorize a water district (district) or water supply corporation (corporation) to require an applicant for service to grant, as a condition for service, a permanent recorded easement that is dedicated to the district or corporation and will provide a reasonable right of access and use to allow the district or corporation to construct, install, maintain, replace, upgrade, inspect, or test any facility necessary to serve that applicant as well as other customers of the district or corporation. As a condition of service to a new subdivision, the bill authorizes a district or corporation to require a developer to provide permanent recorded easements to and throughout the subdivision adequate for the construction, installation, maintenance, replacement, upgrade, inspection, or test of any facility necessary to serve anticipated demands. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.