Bill Text: TX SB1422 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Comm Sub


Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of an infrastructure improvement council by the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority; providing authority to impose a voluntary assessment.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-05-05 - Co-author authorized [SB1422 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-SB1422-Comm_Sub.html
 
 
  By: Lucio  S.B. No. 1422
         (In the Senate - Filed March 12, 2015; March 18, 2015, read
  first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental
  Relations; April 23, 2015, reported adversely, with favorable
  Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0;
  April 23, 2015, sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1422 By:  Lucio
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the establishment of an infrastructure improvement
  council by the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority; providing
  authority to impose a voluntary assessment.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1.01, Chapter 385, Acts of the 78th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, is amended by adding
  Subdivision (4-b) to read as follows:
               (4-b) "Council" means the council established under
  Section 1B.01 of this Act.
         SECTION 2.  Chapter 385, Acts of the 78th Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2003, is amended by adding Article IB to read as
  follows:
  ARTICLE IB. INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL
         Sec. 1B.01.  INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL. (a)  The
  board shall establish an infrastructure improvement council in
  connection with the implementation of infrastructure improvement
  projects within the authority's territory.
         (b)  The board shall set, according to a formula determined
  by the board, an annual voluntary assessment. Revenue from the
  assessment imposed under this subsection shall be deposited to the
  credit of an infrastructure improvement fund to be administered by
  the council. After the board sets the formula used to determine the
  assessment, the assessment may be modified only by the council.
         (c)  A member of the conference that pays the voluntary
  assessment under Subsection (b) shall appoint a representative to
  serve as a member of the council.
         (d)  The council may apply for financial assistance under
  Subchapters G and H, Chapter 15, Water Code, and may implement
  infrastructure improvement projects approved by the council under
  this article.
         (e)  The council shall study the viability of each
  infrastructure improvement project requested by council members to
  determine whether an infrastructure improvement project is
  eligible to receive financial assistance from the council.
         (f)  Only members of the council are eligible to receive
  financial assistance from the council for infrastructure
  improvement projects under this article.
         (g)  The council shall establish procedures to govern the
  council.
         (h)  The council may:
               (1)  hire employees to implement this section; and
               (2)  engage in infrastructure improvement projects
  without board approval.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
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