BILL ANALYSIS

S.B. 749

By: Watson

Natural Resources

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Interested parties note that many of the roads of the Bastrop County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 are in need of substantial improvements due to the devastating floods Bastrop County has experienced. The parties further note that unless the district has the ability to raise funds the timeline to complete the improvements will be extended indefinitely. S.B. 749 seeks to remedy this issue by raising the cap on a monthly charge the district's board of directors may impose.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

S.B. 749 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to increase from $15 to $21 the cap on the monthly charge that the board of directors of the Bastrop County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 by resolution may impose for each developed or undeveloped lot, tract, or reserve in the district.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2017.