TO: | Honorable Robert Puente, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB4010 by Eiland (Relating to the creation of the Cade Ranch Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 of Galveston County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.), As Introduced |
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
3) Comments on Powers/Duties Different from Similar Types of Districts- 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- 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 perform 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.
6) Water Use - 59 percent of
Source Agencies: | 580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
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LBB Staff: | JOB, WK
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