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 Cade Ranch Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 of Galveston County (District) with the powers and duties of a water control and improvement district under Water Code Chapters 49 and 51. 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 temporary directors.  The District is subject to confirmation election by the voters.
 
1)  Population – The detailed description of the proposed boundaries does not allow staff to develop precise population estimates. The 2000 Census population of Galveston County was 250,158, with 9,792 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 284,731 by 2020, the County-Other population is projected to be 7,429.
 
2)  Location – The proposed district is located within Galveston County.
  
3)  Comments on Powers/Duties Different from Similar Types of Districts –  The previous version did not include the navigation powers and the House Committee Substitute version has included the navigation powers under Chapters 60 and 62, Water Code.  The District will have road powers. The District may be divided into two districts. If the District has not been confirmed before September 1, 2011, then the District is dissolved on September 1, 2011.
 
4)  Overlapping Services –  Based on the metes and bounds provided in the House Committee Substitute version, the District may overlap CCN No. 10137: Bolivar Peninsula Special Utility District.  The stated boundaries do not 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. A revised metes and bounds description, an area map containing at least two references points (major road names, road intersections) and the proposed district’s geographic location mapped within Galveston County is needed to complete an overlapping service check.
 
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.