HBA-SEP H.B. 2665 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2665
By: Oliveira
Natural Resources
3/15/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The Southmost Regional Water Authority (authority) is investigating the
feasibility of producing brackish groundwater from wells and treating the
water with a reverse osmosis process to supplement the Cameron County
members' municipal water supply.  The authority is concerned with
protecting its proposed wells which requires the power to regulate well
spacing and production.   House Bill 2665 grants the authority all of the
rights, powers, privileges, authority, functions, and duties of a
groundwater conservation district. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 2665 amends law to grant, within certain boundaries, the
Southmost Regional Water Authority (authority) all of the rights, powers,
privileges, authority, functions, and duties of a groundwater conservation
district. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.