HBA-MPA H.B. 1495 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1495
By: Alexander
County Affairs
2/24/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, counties with a population greater than 450,000 must have rural
fire prevention district board members who are residents or property owners
in the district.  It appears, therefore, that the commissioners court in
less populated counties can appoint members to a rural fire prevention
district board who are not residents of or property owners in the district.
H.B. 1495 removes the population standard from the law, thereby requiring
members of a rural fire prevention district to live or own property in the
district. 

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 Section 794.033(e), Health and Safety Code, to delete
the restriction, regarding a person's eligibility for appointment to the
board of commissioners of a rural  fire prevention district, that the
district is in a county with a population over 450,000 that have not
established a public health district under Chapter 121 (Local Public Health
Reorganization Act), Health and Safety Code.  Makes a nonsubstantive
change.   

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.
  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.