TO: | Honorable Robert Puente, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB4034 by Laubenberg (Relating to the creation of the Ledbetter Utility District No. 2 of Kaufman and Rockwall Counties; 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 Kaufman County was 71,313, with 10,239 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 148,580 by 2020, the County-Other population is projected to increase to 14,426. In Rockwall County, the total population is projected to increase from 43,080 to 126,029 in 2020; the County-Other population from 962 to 1,816.
2) Location - The district is located within Kaufman and Rockwall Counties.
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. An area map containing at least two reference points (major road names, road intersections) and the proposed district’s geographic location mapped within Kaufman and Rockwall Counties are needed to complete an overlapping services check. The overlapping service providers may be: CCN 10841:Highpoint Water Supply Corporation, and the City of McLendon-Chisolm.
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 - 84 percent of Kaufman County water use in 2004 was for municipal purposes, with 11 percent for livestock. 98 percent of the total and the municipal water use come from surface water sources. In Rockwall County, 98 percent of the water use in 2004 was municipal. 98 percent of the total and the municipal water use come from surface water sources
Source Agencies: | 580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
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LBB Staff: | JOB, WK
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