| TO: | Honorable Kip Averitt, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB3990 by Aycock (Relating to the creation of the Burnet County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds.), As Engrossed |
The Legislative Budget Board, in cooperation with the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), has determined the following:
The bill creates Burnet County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 (District) with the powers and duties of Water Code Chapters 49 and 51 related to general law and water control and improvement districts. 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. The District is subject to confirmation election by the voters. The District must be confirmed before September 1, 2011, or the District is dissolved on September 1, 2011.
1) Population – The detailed description of the proposed boundaries does not allow staff to develop precise population estimates. The 2000 Census population of Burnet County was 34,147, with 17,315 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 51,044 by 2020, the County-Other population is projected to be 26,913.
2) Location – The district is located in
3) Comments on Powers/Duties Different from Similar Types of Districts – The District will have road powers. If the District is not confirmed by September 1, 2011, then the District is dissolved September 1, 2011. The District will also have the powers of a Municipal Utility District under Chapter 54 of the Texas Water Code.
4) Overlapping Services – The stated boundaries form a closure. There is insufficient information provided in the bill to determine if the District overlaps any water supply or sewer‑service corporations, investor‑owned utilities, or local water districts or authorities. An area map containing at least two reference points (major road names, road intersections) and the proposed Districts’ geographic location mapped within
5) TCEQ's Supervision – As with general law districts, the TCEQ will have general supervisory authority, including bond review authority and review of financial reports.
6) Water Use – Forty-five percent of
| Source Agencies: | 580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, DB
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