BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center	S.B. 1268
85R13027 DMS-D	By: Seliger
	Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs
	4/24/2017
	As Filed

 

 

 

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

S.B. 1268 amends the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District's enabling legislation to allow the district to fall within the default taxing limit statutorily established in Section 36.020 of the Water Code.

 

As proposed, S.B. 1268 amends current law relating to the taxing power of the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1. Amends Section 2, Chapter 498, Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular Session, 1955, to delete existing text prohibiting the maintenance and operating taxes in any one year from exceeding five cents on the one hundred dollar assessed valuation on property in the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District that is subject to taxation.

 

SECTION 2. Provides that all requirements of the constitution and laws of this state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled and accomplished.

 

SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 2017.