TO: | Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB1963 by Nichols (Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 113; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain.), 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 Montgomery County was 293,768, with 99,788 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 542,051 by 2020, the County-Other population is projected to increase to 198,870.
2) Location - The district is located within Montgomery County.
3) Comments on Powers/Duties Different from Similar Types of Districts- The District will have authority to develop and maintain recreational facilities and road powers.
4) Overlapping Services - The stated boundaries form a closure. An area map containing at least two reference points (major road names, road intersections) and the proposed district’s geographic location mapped within Montgomery County is needed to complete overlapping services check. The District may overlap CCN Nos. 10339 and 20135, City of Conroe; CCN No. 11157, Aqua Utilities, Inc.; CCN No. 12887, MSEC Enterprises, Inc.; CCN No. 11612, Quadvest, Inc.; CCN No. 12947, Woodland Oak Utility Company, Inc.; and, CCN No. 20960, The Grand Lake Utility Company, Inc.
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 - 95 percent of Montgomery County water use in 2004 was for municipal purposes, with 3 percent for manufacturing. 99 percent of the total water use, and 100 percent of the municipal use, comes from groundwater sources.
Source Agencies: | 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 580 Water Development Board
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LBB Staff: | JOB, WK
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