Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 846 amends provisions of the Water Code relating to the administration, management, operation, and authority of water districts and authorities. The act authorizes water districts and authorities to establish sick leave pools for their employees, authorizes certain individuals to go on any land to inspect, make surveys, or perform tests to determine certain information about the property, and authorizes a district to sue and be sued on written contracts of the district. The act also provides that if a water board appoints a director to serve as treasurer, the director is not subject to investment officer training requirements unless the director is also appointed as the district's investment officer.

            House Bill 846 requires a vacancy on the board to be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by a certain date and authorizes a petition signed by a certain number of registered voters to be presented to the board if the board has not filled a vacancy by a certain date. The act also prohibits a water district's fees of office from increasing unless the district's board by resolution authorizes payment of the higher fees.