C.S.H.B. 835 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


C.S.H.B. 835
By: Rodriguez
Regulated Industries
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the board of directors of the Texas Underground Facility
Notification Corporation is composed of 12 members. The Railroad
Commission of Texas has oversight for certain underground facilities, but
does not have representation on the board of directors. CSHB 835 would
expand the membership of the board of directors of the Texas Underground
Facility Notification Corporation to 13 members. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or
institution. 

ANALYSIS

CSHB 835 amends Section 251.055(a) of the Utilities Code, increasing the
number of members on the board of directors for the Texas Underground
Facility Notification Corporation to 13 from 12. The new member will be
from the Railroad Commission of Texas. Section 251.056(a) of the Utilities
Code is amended to allow for either 4 or 5 directors to be replaced every
August 31st. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2003

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

The original version of HB 835 increased the number of directors on the
Texas Underground Facility Notification Corporation from 12 to 14.  The
two new members were to be from the Public Utility Commission of Texas and
the Railroad Commission of Texas.  The substituted version of HB 835
decreases the proposed number of directors from 14 to 13, removing the
Public Utility Commission's representative from the board of directors.