SRC-ARR S.B. 1282 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center S.B. 1282 76R7607 BDH-DBy: Wentworth Natural Resources 3/29/1999 As Filed DIGEST Currently, Texas law allows landowners to voluntarily add land to a defined area in order to bring that land into the centralized sewer and water system. The land must be within a Water Control and Improvement District and be part of a water quality protection zone created under the Texas Water Code. S.B. 1282 deletes text requiring land to be included in a water quality protection zone as a condition that must be met for land to be added to a defined area. PURPOSE As proposed, S.B. 1282 regulates the addition of land to a defined area of a water control and improvement district. 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 51.534, Water Code, as follows: Sec. 51.534. New heading: ADDITION OF LAND TO DEFINED AREA. Deletes text requiring the land to be subjected to a water quality plan approved by the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission. Effective date: 90 days after adjournment.