The Legislative Budget Board, in cooperation with the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), has determined that:
 
The bill amends Special District Local Laws Code by adding Chapter 7214 to create Southern Travis Special Utility District with the powers and duties of a special utility district under Water Code, Chapters 49 and 65, and Article XVI, Section 59 of the Texas Constitution.  The District is not subject to confirmation election.  The District is subject to confirmation election. The District is not being created from a Water Supply Corporation’s conversion, but it may annex land released from an existing Water Supply Corporation’s Certificate of Convenience and Necessity.

 
 1)   Population - The detailed description of the proposed boundaries does not allow staff to develop precise population estimates.  The 2000 Census population of Travis County was 812,280, with 44,016 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 1,185,499 by 2020, the County-Other population is projected to be 27,853.
 
2)   Location - The district is located within Travis County.

3)  Comments on Powers/Duties Different from Similar Types of Districts-    The District will have eminent domain powers.
 
4)  Overlapping Services-    The stated boundaries form a closure. A metes and bounds description (preferably with the source Abstract listed), an area map containing at least two reference points (major road names, road intersections) and the proposed district’s geographic location mapped within Travis County is needed to perform an overlapping services 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 - 37 percent of Travis County water use in 2004 was for municipal purposes, with 26 percent for manufacturing.   94 percent of the total water use, and 93 percent of the municipal water use, comes from surface water sources.