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.