TO: | Honorable Robert Puente, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB683 by Hegar (Relating to the creation and powers of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 182, including powers related to the construction, maintenance, operation, and financing of roads or turnpikes; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.), As Engrossed |
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 relates to the initial creation of Fulshear Municipal Utility District No. 1 (District) in Fort Bend County with the powers and duties of a municipal utility district 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 bill did not include the names of the temporary directors. The District was subject to confirmation election by the voters.
1) Population- The district was created in 2005. The available description of the 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
3) Comments on Powers/Duties Different from Similar Types of Districts-This is not a district creation. The bill applies to the existing district's road bond authority.
4) Overlapping Services- This is not a district creation. The bill applies to the existing district's road bond authority.
5) TCEQ's Supervision- This is not district creation. The bill applies to the existing district's road bond authority.
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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