TO: | Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2124 by Olivo (relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 10; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds; granting a limited power of eminent domain.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
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 creates Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 10 (District) with the powers and duties of a water control and improvement district under Water Code Chapters 49 and 51.
The purpose of the District includes providing works and projects under powers conferred by Article XVI, Section 59, Texas Constitution and Article III, Section 52, Texas Constitution, to benefit the property within the District. The District is subject to confirmation election by the voters. The District is subject to consent of all municipalities in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.
The bill names five temporary directors. The temporary directors are Jay Henry, Mark Schindler, David Vercellino, Chris Sitka and Chrystal Seymour. The majority owners of the assessed land value inside the District may submit a petition requesting the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) appoint the five temporary directors if permanent directors have not been elected under Section 9034.003 and the terms of the director have expired.
The bill becomes effective on
1) Population – The proposed Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District (WCID) No. 10 is in a county that is expected to have rapid growth in the near future and while the proposed WCID boundaries cover a rural area, it is anticipated to be developed.
The county-other population for
2) Location – The proposed boundaries of the WCID are in the central part of the county, north of the
3) Comments on Powers/Duties Different from Similar Types of Districts-The District will have the authority for road projects. The District will have the power of eminent domain, but it is limited to within the District for road projects or recreational facilities. The bill gives the District the ability to levy a contract tax.
4) Overlapping Services- The stated boundaries form an acceptable closure. An area map containing at least two reference points (major road names, road intersections) and the proposed district’s geographic location mapped within
The District may overlap Brazos River Authority, Fort Bend County Drainage District, Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District (MUD) Nos. 140, 145, 146, Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District Nos. 3 and 8, Pecan Grove MUD, West Fort Bend Management District, Certificates of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) Nos. 12902 and 20867: Aqua Texas, Inc, and CCN No. 12933: Goldenrod Estates HOA.
5) TCEQ 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 - Within
Source Agencies: | 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 580 Water Development Board
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LBB Staff: | JOB, WK, KK
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