BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 3035 By: Rodriguez 03-30-95 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Water Code Section 15.102(b) allows the Texas Water Development Board to provide grants for economically distressed areas, defined by statute as areas lacking adequate water service and not having the financial resources available to provide such service. PURPOSE This bill would expand those eligible for grants under the Economically Distressed Areas Program to include specific projects identified through the legislative appropriations process. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 15.102(b), Texas Water Code to allow the loan fund to be used by the board to provide grants for projects identified in legislative appropriations. SECTION 2. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION HB 3035 was considered in a full committee public hearing on April 5, 1995. Louis Rosenberg, Bexar Metropolitan Water District testified for the bill. The bill was left pending. HB 3035 was taken up and considered again in a full committee public hearing on April 12, 1995. No witnesses testified on the bill. The motion to report the bill favorably to the Committee on Calendars carried by a vote of 16 ayes, 1 nay, 0 PNV and 10 absent.