BILL ANALYSIS

S.B. 2186

By: Zaffirini

Natural Resources

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Interested parties contend that the area located within the Live Oak Underground Conservation District would benefit from the codification and modernization of the law governing the district. S.B. 2186 seeks to address these issues. 

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. 2186 amends Chapter 715, Acts of the 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989, to change the Water Code provisions that govern the Live Oak Underground Water Conservation District from provisions relating to water control and improvement districts and relating to underground water conservation districts to provisions relating to groundwater conservation districts, to remove authorization for specific power and duties of the district, and to remove the applicability of certain tax and bond provisions to the district.

S.B. 2186 repeals Sections 7 and 8, Chapter 715, Acts of the 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989.

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2017.