SRC-MKV H.B. 3159 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 3159
77R9206 QS-FBy: Bonnen (Brown, J.E. "Buster")
Natural Resources
5/9/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, a commissioner of Brazoria County Drainage District Number 4
(commissioner) is paid a salary of $25 a day and receives a per diem of
$7.50. A commissioner's salary and per diem have not been raised since the
Brazoria County Drainage District was created in 1995. H.B. 3159 increases
a commissioner's salary to $30 per day and per diem to $10. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

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

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 9(a), Chapter 991 Acts of the 74th Legislature,
Regular Session, 1995, to change the salary of a Brazoria County Drainage
District Number 4 commissioner from $25 to $30 per day and to change the
per diem from $7.50 to $10. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.