SRC-HRD S.B. 708 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterS.B. 708 By: Patterson Intergovernmental Relations 3-20-97 Committee Report (Amended) DIGEST Currently, in regard to navigation districts, all acts and governmental proceedings, commissioners or other officials of a district, and all bonds and other obligations are not validated and confirmed. This bill validates and confirms in all respects certain acts, proceedings, commissioners, other officials, bonds, and other obligations. This bill also provides that it does not apply to certain acts, proceedings, officials, bonds, and obligations. PURPOSE As proposed, S.B. 708 validates and confirms in all respects certain acts, proceedings, commissioners, officials, bonds, and other obligations of navigation districts. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. DEFINITION. Defines "district." SECTION 2. VALIDATION. Provides that certain acts, commissioners or other officials of a navigation district, and bonds and other obligations are validated and confirmed in all respects. SECTION 3. APPLICABILITY. Provides that SECTION 2 of this Act does not apply to an act, proceeding, commissioner or official, bond, or obligation the validity of which or of whom is the subject of litigation that is pending on the effective date of this Act; an act or proceeding relating to the conveyance by a district of any interest in real property that had originally been patented or otherwise conveyed to the district by the state if such act or proceeding by the district violated any restriction or condition of the patent or other conveyance from the state; or an act or proceeding that violated Section 61.117, Water Code. SECTION 4. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES Amendment 1. Page 2, line 4, makes formatting changes and adds Subsections (2) and (3).