HBA-NMO S.B. 1890 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1890 By: Madla Natural Resources 5/14/1999 Engrossed BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE S.B. 1890 provides that a person is eligible to vote in an election conducted by the Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 (district) if the person is 18 years of age or older, a United States citizen, an individual who holds title or an interest in title to farmland or ranch land with the boundaries of the district, and receives and uses irrigation water delivered by the district by and through the districts's canal system. 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. Amends Subchapter E, Chapter 51, Water Code, by adding Section 51.221, as follows: Sec. 51.221. ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE: MAVERICK COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1. Defines "district." Provides that a person is eligible to vote in an election conducted by the district if the person is 18 years of age or older, a United States citizen, and is an individual who holds title or an interest in title to farmland or ranch land with the boundaries of the district, and receives and uses irrigation water delivered by the district by and through the districts's canal system. Provides that an eligible voter must register with the district not later than the 30th day before a district election in order to vote in that district election. Requires the district to file with the county clerk of Maverick County a certified copy of the list of the district's registered voters not later than the 25th day before each district election. SECTION 2. Provides that a person who on January 1, 2000, is not eligible to vote in an election held by the district is not liable for any tax imposed by the district on or after that date. Provides that the person continues to be liable for the payment of any tax imposed before that date and for the person's pro rata share of any district debt existing on that date. SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.