SRC-JJJ C.S.S.B. 1370 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 1370
76R5344 ESH-DBy: Harris
Administration
3/19/1999
As Filed


DIGEST 

The Texas Legislative Council is required by law to carry out a complete
nonsubstantive revision of the Texas statutes.  The process involves
reclassifying and rearranging the statutes in a more logical order;
employing a numbering system and format that will accommodate future
expansion of the law; eliminating repealed, invalid, duplicative, and other
ineffective provisions; and improving the draftsmanship of the law if
practicable.  These efforts are carried out in order to make the statutes
more accessible, understandable, and usable without altering the sense,
meaning, or effect of the law. This bill is a nonsubstantive revision of
the Texas statutes relating to utilities.    

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1751 makes certain nonsubstantive revisions of statutes
relating to utilities, including conforming amendments, repeals, and
penalties. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

Makes nonsubstantive revisions of statutes related to the Government Code,
including conforming amendments, repeals, and penalties.  Article 1175,
V.T.C.S., and the following codes were modified: 

 Local Transportation Code, Transportation Code, Water Code.