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).