JBM H.B. 3548 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


NATURAL RESOURCES
H.B. 3548
By: Walker
4-9-97
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND 

The Legislature created the Sandy Land Underground Water Conservation
District in 1989.  The current five-member board of directors is elected
at-large by the voters in Yoakum County. 

PURPOSE

To provide that the five directors of the Sandy Land Underground Water
Conservation District will be elected according to the precinct method. 

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.  This Section amends Section 7, Chapter 673, Acts of the 71st
Legislature, Regular Session, by modifying the statute to provide that
four of the district's five board members, who are currently elected
at-large from the county, are elected on a single-member district basis,
and that the fifth member is elected on an at-large basis.  District lines
for the four single-member district board members shall be the same as
Yoakum County's lines for its four county commissioners. This Section also
sets the guidelines for filing and allows for the set up of terms.  

SECTION 2.  This section is current code and sets the parameters for the
election of Directors to the board. 

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.