The Legislative Budget Board, in cooperation with the Texas Water Development Board (TPWD) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has determined that:

The bill amends Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws Code by adding Chapter 8305 to create Sienna Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 (District) with the powers and duties of a municipal utility district under Water Code Chapters 49 and 54.

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 does not name five temporary directors. 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 listed in the petition.

The bill becomes effective immediately with two-thirds vote of the members or on September 1, 2009.

1)     Population - The proposed Sienna Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Collin County covers a rural area northwest of Nevada that is posed for development.  Collin County had 491,774 people in 2000 and is projected by the 2007 State Water Plan to grow to 756,088 in 2010 and to 1,033,173 in 2020.  The County Other population for Collin County was 6,149 in 2000 and is projected to be 6,408 in 2010.  The town of Nevada had 563 people in 2000 and is projected to grow to 690 in 2010 and 1500 in 2020.

2)     Location - The proposed utility district is located just northwest of Nevada’s city limits and east of Lavon Lake in southeastern Collin County.  While it is not possible to determine precise district boundaries, there is a potential overlap with the CCN boundaries of the Caddo Basin Special Utility District (SUD).

3) Comments on Powers/Duties Different from Similar Types of Districts - The bill grants the District road powers. The bill limits the power of eminent domain to within the District’s boundaries. The District has the ability to levy a contract tax.

4) Overlapping Services - The District’s boundaries form an acceptable closure. The District’s boundaries may overlap the following services providers: Tracts 1, 3, 4, 5, and 10: Caddo Basin Special Utility District (SUD) - Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) No. 10165, Copeville Water Supply Corporation (WSC) - CCN No. 11376, and Nevada WSC - CCN No. 12175; Tract 7: Caddo Basin SUD ¨C CCN No. 10165, Copeville WSC ¨C CCN No. 11376, and Nevada WSC ¨C CCN No. 12175; Tracts 8 & 9: Copeville WSC ¨C CCN No. 11376, Nevada WSC ¨C CCN No. 12175, and North Texas Municipal Water District; Tract 11: Caddo Basin SUD, Sabine River Authority ¨C CCN No. 10165, City of Josephine ¨C CCN Nos. 12307 & 20721, Copeville WSC - CCN No. 11376, and Nevada WSC -  CCN No. 12175.

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 Collin County, 36 percent of the total water used was groundwater in 2004.  Of this, 78 percent was for municipal purposes.  In Collin County 49 percent of the groundwater is pumped from the Woodbine Aquifer and 41 percent from the Trinity Aquifer.  Water management strategies for the city of Nevada include municipal conservation and purchasing water from additional providers.