Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1104	Senate Author:  Jackson
Effective:  5-20-11	House Sponsor:  Smith, Wayne et al.

            Senate Bill 1104 amends Water Code provisions relating to a ship channel district.  Among other provisions, the bill requires a district's board of directors to make available to the public certain specified financial and project information at each annual meeting and at each required hearing on proposed assessments.  The bill also requires the board to prepare a quarterly general accounting and requires the commissioners court that created the district to provide a quarterly financial report to the board.  The bill adds a subchapter to the Water Code to provide a process for adding or excluding territory and facilities.  The process involves a petition by the board to the commissioners court that created the district, notice and hearing on the board's petition, and modification of the order creating the district, if necessary.  The bill authorizes a petition to be initiated by the board on its own or at the request of a facility.