BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	S.B. 2262
	By: Perry
	Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs
	6/15/2017
	Enrolled

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

S.B. 2262 dissolves the Central Colorado River Authority (CCRA) and transfers its assets to Coleman County. S.B. 2262 requires CCRA to transfer all financial assets and proceeds from the sale of its property, including its office, bulldozer, and small lakes and dams, to Coleman County. S.B. 2262 also provides a contingency plan for Coleman County to inherit any assets CCRA is not able to sell or transfer to third parties, including CCRA's lakes and dams, by December 31, 2018. S.B. 2262 dissolves CCRA on January 1, 2019.

S.B. 2262 amends current law relating to the dissolution of the Central Colorado River Authority.

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. DEFINITIONS. Defines "authority," "commission," and "county."

SECTION 2. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING; TRANSFER OF ASSETS. (a) Requires the Central Colorado River Authority (authority) and Coleman County (county), not later than December 31, 2017, to enter into a memorandum of understanding (memorandum) that governs the transfer of certain financial assets, investments, proceeds, personal property, and real property by the authority to the county.

(b) Requires that the memorandum include a timeline for the sale of the authority's certain personal and real properties, the acts necessary to complete the sale of the authority's property, and the acts necessary to complete the transfer of the authority's property.

(c) Provides that Section 8505.107 (Sale, Lease, Mortgage, or Other Disposition of Authority Property), Special District Local Laws Code, does not apply to a transfer, sale, conveyance, or owner disposition of personal or real property by the authority in accordance with the memorandum entered into under this section.

(d) Authorizes the county, notwithstanding Section 81.032 (Acceptance of Donations and Bequests), Local Government Code, to accept certain donations of the authority.

(e) Requires that all actions described in the memorandum entered into under this section be completed not later than December 31, 2018.

SECTION 3. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT. Provides that after the completion of the activities in the memorandum described by Section 2 of this Act, the authority is dissolved.

SECTION 4. AMENDMENT. Amends Section 325.025(b), Government Code, as follows:

(b) Deletes existing text providing that this section (River Authorities Subject to Review) applies to the Central Colorado River Authority. Redesignates existing Subdivisions (5) through (18) as Subdivisions (4) through (17) and makes no further changes to these subdivisions.

SECTION 5. Repealer: Chapter 8505 (Central Colorado River Authority), Special District Local Laws Code.

SECTION 6. NOTICE. Provides that all requirements of the constitution and the 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 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) Effective date, except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section: September 1, 2017.

(b) Effective date, Sections 4 and 5 of this Act: January 1, 2019.