TO: | Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB1660 by Wentworth (Relating to the creation of the Travis-Creedmoor Municipal Utility District; providing authority to impose taxes and issue bonds.), As Introduced |
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 road powers.
4) Overlapping Services- The stated boundaries form an acceptable closure from Track 1 through Track 12. The boundary closure check for Track 13 has not been performed because the metes and bounds are incomplete. 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 references points (major road names, road intersections) and the proposed district’s geographic location mapped within Travis County is needed to perform an overlapping service check and to be able to locate Tracts 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13. A metes and bounds description (preferably with the source Abstract listed) is also needed. Tracts 3 – 8 may overlap with: CCN 11029: Creedmoor-MAHA Water Supply Corporation and CCN 20636: City of Austin.
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.
Source Agencies: | 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 580 Water Development Board
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LBB Staff: | JOB, WK
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