BILL ANALYSIS Natural Resources Committee H.B. 3234 By: Gallego 05-03-95 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Currently, Section 50.0241 of the Water Code requires the directors of the Hudspeth County Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 to be elected to staggered, two year terms. This requires the county to hold elections every two years. The board of directors would like to have elections every four years. This would save the district money by not having to hold such frequent elections. PURPOSE To allow the Hudspeth County Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 to hold at large elections of the board of directors every four years; consequently, the board members will serve four year terms. 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 50.0241 of the Water Code, by requiring the Hudspeth County Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, at the first regularly held elections after the effective date of this act, to fill vacant positions of the board by election for two-year terms. At the second regular election of directors following the effective date of this act, all directors will be elected to serve four year terms. All subsequent elections of directors will be held every four years. Section 2. Provides that notwithstanding Section 52.102 of the Water Code, the directors of the Hudspeth County Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 shall be elected from the district at large. Section 3. Emergency clause. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION H.B. 3234 was considered by the committee in a formal meeting on May 3, 1995. No testimony was received. The bill was reported favorably without amendment, with a recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars, by a record vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays, 0 pnv, 1 absent.