TO:	Honorable Robert Puente, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1854 by Zerwas (Relating to the powers of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 182, including powers related to the construction, maintenance, operation, and financing of roads or turnpikes.), As Introduced

The Legislative Budget Board, in cooperation with the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), has determined that:

The bill relates to the initial creation of Fulshear Municipal Utility District No. 1 (District) in Fort Bend County with the powers and duties of a municipal utility district Water Code Chapters 49 and 54.  The purpose of the District includes:  providing works and projects under powers conferred by Article XVI, Section 59 of the Texas Constitution to benefit the property within the District and the power of eminent domain.  The bill did not include the names of the temporaty directors.  The District was suject to confirmation election by the voters. 
 

1) Population -The district was created in 2005. The available description of the boundaries does not allow staff to develop precise population estimates. The 2000 Census population of Fort Bend County was 354,452, with 38,168 living in areas identified in the 2007 State Water Plan as "County-Other" (outside cities of more than 500 and established water utility districts). The total county population is projected to increase to 630,624 by 2020, the County-Other population is projected to increase to 120,315.

2) Location - The district is located within Fort Bend County.

3) Comments on Powers/Duties Different from Similar Types of Districts - This is not a district creation. The bill applies to the existing district’s road bond authority.

4) Overlapping Services - This is not a district creation. The bill applies to the existing district’s road bond authority.

5) TCEQ’s Supervision-This is not a district creation. The bill applies to the existing district's road bond authority.

6) Water Use - 42 percent of Fort Bend County water use in 2004 was for municipal purposes, with 33 percent for power generation and 19 percent for irrigation. 53 percent of the total water use and 92 percent of the municipal water use comes from groundwater sources.