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 Lamar Improvement District of Aransas County (District) with the powers and duties of a municipal utility district under Water Code Chapters 49 and 54. 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 Aransas County was 22,497, with 12,692 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 30,604 by 2020, the County-Other population is projected to increase to 17,266.

2)  Location – The district is located within Aransas County.

3)  Comments on Powers/Duties Different from Similar Types of Districts – The bill also gives the District navigational powers provide under Chapters 60 and 62 of the Texas Water Code. The District will have road powers.

4)  Overlapping Services – A metes and bounds description is needed in order to do a closure check for Part 1 and Part 2, Tract 2c. The stated boundaries for Part 2, Tracts 2A, 2B, 2D – 2J; and, Part 3, Tracts 3A – 3C form an acceptable closure. An area map containing at least two reference points (major road names, road intersections) and the proposed district’s geographic location mapped within Aransas County is needed to complete overlapping services check. A metes and bounds description (preferably with the source Abstract listed) is needed. There is insufficient information for locating where Part 2, Tracts 2A, 2C, 2D, 2H, 2I, and 2J are located. Part 1; Part 2, Tracts 2B, 2E, 2F, 2G; and, Part 3, Tracts 3A, 3B, and 3C may overlap CCN No. 11458 (Holiday Beach Water Supply Corporation) and CCN No. 10566 (Lamar Water Supply Corporation).

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.