BLS S.B. 404 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


NATURAL RESOURCES
S.B. 404
By: Ratliff (Ramsay)
2-26-97
Committee Report (Unamended)


BACKGROUND 

Currently, the Cypress Valley Navigation District maintains the waterways
of Big Cypress Bayou and Caddo Lake located in Marion and Harrison
counties.  The statute creating the Cypress Valley Navigation District
requires a quorum of at least eight members of the board of directors out
of a total membership of 10.  Because it can be difficult to have eight
board members present for each of the meetings, the Cypress Navigation
District has requested that the statute be amended to allow a quorum of
six board members.  S.B. 404 requires the quorum of the board of directors
to consist of at least six members.   

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 404 changes the quorum requirements for the board of
directors of the Cypress Valley Navigation District from eight members to
six members. 

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 7, Chapter 715, Acts of the 59th Legislature,
Regular Session, 1965 (Article 8280-340, V.T.C.S.), to require a quorum at
all meetings of the board of directors of the Cypress Valley Navigation
District to consist of at least six members rather than eight members.    

SECTION 2. Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.