SRC-JBJ H.B. 2932 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center H.B. 2932 By: Cook (Wentworth) Natural Resources 4/28/1999 Engrossed DIGEST Currently, a water quality protection zone approved by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission may be annexed by a municipality only after the installation and completion of 90 percent of its facilities and infrastructure, or the expiration of 20 years from the date of the designation of the zone. However, there is ambiguity as to whether the protection zone exists for full-purpose corporate limits of a municipality. H.B. 2392 would specify that the provisions of the Water Code concerning water quality zones apply to areas outside of the full purpose corporate limits of a municipality with a population of 5,000 or more. PURPOSE As proposed, H.B. 2932 specifies that the provisions of the Water Code concerning water quality zones apply to areas outside of the full purpose corporate limits of a municipality with a population of 5,000 or more. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 26.179(c), Water Code, to provide that this section applies only to those areas within the extraterritorial jurisdiction, outside the full-purpose corporate limits of a municipality with a population greater than 5,000, among other provisions. SECTION 2.Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.