TO: | Honorable Robert Puente, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB1245 by Wentworth (Relating to the creation of Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain. ), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted |
1) Population- The detailed description of the proposed boundaries does not allow staff to develop precise population estimates. The 2000 Census population of Kendall County was 23,743, with 16,660 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 50,283 by 2020, the County-Other population is projected to increase to 36,410.
2) Location - The district is located within
3) Comments on Powers/Duties Different from Similar Types of Districts- The District will have road powers. 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 except for Tract 4. There is insufficient information provided in the bill to determine if the District overlaps any water supply or sewer‑service corporations, investor‑owned utilities, or local water districts or authorities. An area map containing at least two reference points (major road names, road intersections) and the proposed district’s geographic location mapped within
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- 86 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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