BILL ANALYSIS C.S.S.B. 1674 By: Harris Water 5-3-95 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 (district) was created by the Tarrant County Commissioners Court pursuant to the predecessor statute to Chapter 51 of the Texas Water Code. The district shares characteristics of both a special law district and a general law district. Unlike general law Water Control and Improvement Districts (WCID) and even other special law WCIDs, Article 8280-207a, V.T.C.S., governs the district's ability to offer compensation packages to its employees and officers for retirement, disability, and death plans. PURPOSE As proposed, C.S.S.B. 1674 authorizes the board of directors of the Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 to provide certain benefits. 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. Repealer: Chapter 352, Article 8280-207a, V.T.C.S. (relating to the ability of the Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 to offer compensation packages to its employees and officers for retirement, disability, and death plans). SECTION 2. Authorizes any compensation or benefit plan offered by the Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 on the effective date of this Act to be continued under the authority of general law. SECTION 3. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.