BILL ANALYSIS



H.B. 3192
By: Gray
4-24-95
Committee Report (Unamended)


BACKGROUND
The Gulf Coast Water Authority was created by the Legislature in
1965 by the 59th Legislature, Chapter 712.  The Authority
encompasses the entirety of Galveston County and serves 254,978
acres.  The Authority is governed by seven board members appointed
by the County Commissioners Court.  Three of the members appointed
by the Commissioners Court shall be registered professional
engineers under the laws of Texas.

PURPOSE
To amend the Galveston County Commissioners Court's current method
of appointing members to the Gulf Coast Water Authority.

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 Sections 5, Chapter 712, Acts of the 59th
Legislature, Regular Session.

           (a) Makes a nonsubstantive language change by creating
subsections in existing       language.

           (b) Deletes language requiring staggered terms for
members of the Board of       Directors of the Authority.

           (c) Requires the Commissioners Court of Galveston County
to appoint two           members to the Board of Directors to the
Authority on its own initiative, two         members on the
recommendation of the Industrial Division Operating Advisory          Committee, two members on the recommendation of the
District's Mainland           Division Operating Advisory
Committee, which must include a representative of           League
City, and one member on the recommendation of the Galveston City           Council; provides for terms of members of the Board of
Directors.

           (d) Authorizes the Commissioners Court of Galveston
County to accept or reject         these recommendations.

           (e) Requires the District to certify the names of the
members of the Industrial          Division Operating Advisory
Committee and the Mainland Division Advisory           Committee to
the Commissioners Court.

Section 2. Repeals Section 5(a), Chapter 712, Acts of the 59th
Legislature, Regular Session       1965.

Section 3. Emergency clause.


SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION
H.B.3192 was considered by the committee in a public hearing on
April 24, 1995.

The following person testified in favor of the bill: 
     Mr. David A. Corbin, representing Gulf Coast Water Authority
and its customers.
The following persons testified against the bill: None (0).
The following person testified on the bill: None (0).

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 6
ayes, 0 nays, 0 pnv, 3 absent.