HBA-NMO, DMD H.B. 1588 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1588
By: Hope
County Affairs
9/30/1999
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

State law requires utility companies to weekly submit lists of new electric
service connections in an unincorporated area of the county to the county
judge, who must then forward the information to a local governmental
entity.  However, prior to the 76th Legislature, the information was not
available to emergency communication districts or appraisal districts.
H.B. 1588 requires a county judge to forward the list of all the addresses
that established new electric service to each appraisal district and each
emergency communication district in the county. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 366.005, Health and Safety Code, by amending
Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e), to require the county judge to
forward the list compiled under Subsection (a) to each appraisal district
and each emergency communication district in the county.  Subsection (a)
requires an electric utility to compile a list weekly of all the addresses
in an unincorporated area of the county that established new service during
the preceding week. Defines "appraisal district," "electric utility," and
"emergency communication district."  Redesignates Subsection (d) to
Subsection (e).  Makes conforming changes. 

SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.