BILL ANALYSIS



H.B. 3185
By: Munoz
4-24-95
Committee Report (Unamended)


BACKGROUND
The present limit on travel expenses allowed by the Hidalgo County
Drainage District No. 1 is $6,000 per year for travel within the
county.  It is felt that an increase in the travel allowance is
needed.

PURPOSE
This bill limits travel expenses allowed by the district to $30,000
a fiscal year.

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. Requires that the district limit travel expenses to no
more than $30,000 a year.

SECTION 2. Repeals Chapter 1054, Acts of the 71st Legislature,
Regular Session, 1989.

SECTION 3. Amends the section by making technical and grammatical
changes.

SECTION 4. Emergency clause.


SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION
H.B.3185 was considered by the committee in a public hearing on
April 24, 1995.
No testimony was received.
The bill was reported favorably without amendment, with the
recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the
Committee on Local and Consent Calendars, by a record vote of 9
ayes, 0 nays, 0 pnv, 0 absent.