BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 693 By: Phillips Natural Resources Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, a utility may choose to collect as part of its billing process a voluntary contribution on behalf of a volunteer fire department or an emergency medical service. H.B. 693 seeks to add a local library to the entities for which a utility may collect a voluntary contribution. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 693 amends the Water Code to add a local library to the entities on behalf of which a water and sewer utility is authorized to implement as part of its billing process a program to collect from its customers a voluntary contribution. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2013.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 693
By: Phillips
Natural Resources
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 693
By: Phillips
Natural Resources
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, a utility may choose to collect as part of its billing process a voluntary contribution on behalf of a volunteer fire department or an emergency medical service. H.B. 693 seeks to add a local library to the entities for which a utility may collect a voluntary contribution.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 693 amends the Water Code to add a local library to the entities on behalf of which a water and sewer utility is authorized to implement as part of its billing process a program to collect from its customers a voluntary contribution.
EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2013.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Under current law, a utility may choose to collect as part of its billing process a voluntary contribution on behalf of a volunteer fire department or an emergency medical service. H.B. 693 seeks to add a local library to the entities for which a utility may collect a voluntary contribution.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 693 amends the Water Code to add a local library to the entities on behalf of which a water and sewer utility is authorized to implement as part of its billing process a program to collect from its customers a voluntary contribution.
EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2013.