BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 3053 By: Junell (Montford) Natural Resources 05-18-95 Senate Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Legislation enacting the Upper Colorado River Authority (district) was adopted in 1935. Since establishment of the district, its by-laws and state laws have changed significantly without any amendments being made to the enacting statutes. PURPOSE As proposed, H.B. 3053 amends eligibility requirements for appointment to the board of directors of the Upper Colorado River Authority (district); requires the board of directors of the district to elect a chairman; amends requirements regarding the reporting of audits of the accounts of the district. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Sections 3-6, Chapter 126, General Laws, Acts of the 44th Legislature, Regular Session, 1935, as follows: Sec. 3. (a) Deletes language prohibiting any person from being eligible for appointment to the board of directors of the Upper Colorado River Authority (board) if that person has, in the preceding three years before appointment, been employed by an electric power and light company, gas company, telephone company, or any other utility company. (b) Deletes existing Subsection (b) requiring each director to receive a fee of $50 per day for each day spent attending board meetings. Redesignates existing Subsection (c). Sec. 4. Requires the board to select a chairman, rather than a general manager, to be chief executive officer of the Upper Colorado River Authority (district). Sec. 5. Makes a conforming change. Sec. 6. Requires copies of a written report of the audit of the district's accounts to be placed and kept on file with the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, among others. Deletes language requiring a copy of the report to be placed and kept on file with the Board of Water Engineers. Makes a conforming change. SECTION 2. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.