LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
WATER DEVELOPMENT POLICY IMPACT STATEMENT

89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
May 1, 2025

TO:
Honorable Cody Harris, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB5320 by Guillen (relating to the powers, duties, and governance of the Starr County Drainage District, the change of the name of the Starr County Drainage District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District, the dissolution of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District, and the transfer of the assets and liabilities of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing the imposition of a tax.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

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

No Water Development Policy Impact Statement is required for this bill under the provisions of Texas Constitution, Article 16, Section 59(d) as this bill does not create a conservation and reclamation district.


Source Agencies:
580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
LBB Staff:
JMc, TUf, CMA, SZ