Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1137	Senate Author:  Creighton
Effective:  5-14-15	House Sponsor:  Deshotel

            Senate Bill 1137 amends the law relating to the Sabine-Neches Navigation District of Jefferson County to establish that the district is the project sponsor of the existing Sabine-Neches Waterway and the Sabine-Neches Waterway Improvement Project authorized by the federal Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014. The bill specifies that the district is the nonfederal cost-sharing sponsor of the improvement project and authorizes the district to use certain financing mechanisms and enter into certain contracts, agreements, and leases in connection with the improvement project.