HBA-RBT H.B. 3818 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3818
By: Kuempel
Natural Resources
4/19/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, trustees of the Canyon Regional Water Authority are appointed
every year and serve a one year term.  H.B. 3818 allows trustees to serve
two-year staggered terms for a total of ten years. Implementing a two- year
staggered term prevents member turnover every year, which will eliminate
the entire board from being reappointed all at once.   

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amend Section 3.04(a) and (b), Chapter 670, Acts of the 71st
Legislature, Regular Session, 1989, to provide that trustees serve two-year
staggered terms, rather than one year terms. Makes a conforming change. 

SECTION 2.  Provides that the trustees draw lots to determine which
trustees serve a one-year term and which trustees serve a two-year term,
beginning in 2001. 

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.