Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 2846	House Author:  Larson et al.
Effective:  6-2-19	Senate Sponsor:  Huffman et al.

            House Bill 2846 amends the law to require the City of Houston, not later than January 1, 2020, to enter into a contractual agreement with the Brazos River Authority to transfer to the authority all of the city's ownership interests in the Allens Creek Reservoir project along with the responsibility to construct the project in accordance with all associated statutory requirements and deadlines. The bill establishes that construction of the reservoir is subject to the authority obtaining all necessary federal permits and requires the contractual agreement to include provisions for the transfer of an amount not to exceed $23 million from the authority to the city.