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 Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 190 (District) with the powers and duties of a municipal utility district under Water Code Chapters 49 and 54. In the House Committee Substitute there were minor revisions to Section 8233.004 concerning the purposes of the District under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution. 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 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 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 – The District will have road powers. 

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 references points (major road names, road intersections) and the proposed district’s geographic location mapped within Fort Bend County is needed to perform an overlapping service check. The District may overlap Big Oaks MUD; Fort Bend County LID No. 12; Fort Bend County MUD No. 30; Grand Mission MUD No. 1; West Harris County Regional Water Authority; West Keegans Bayou ID; and, West Harris County MUD No. 4.

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.