TO: | Honorable Robert Puente, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB682 by Hegar (Relating to the creation of the Fulshear Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Fort Bend County; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.), As Engrossed |
1) Population - The description of the proposed boundaries does not allow staff to develop precise population estimates. It appears that at least some of this district may lie within the city of
2) Location - The district is located within
3) Comments on Powers/Duties Different from Similar Types of Districts- The District will have road powers. Sections 49.181 and 49.182 of the Texas Water Code do not apply to the District’s road projects. The District may be divided into multiple 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 form a closure. The District may overlap the City of
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 - 42 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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