HBA-NLM H.B. 1667 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1667
By: Green
Land & Resource Management
3/3/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, a municipality in a particular county is permitted to annex
areas in another county without obtaining the approval of the county in
which the area to be annexed is located.  There is some concern that this
process represents an unjustified infringement on the sovereignty of the
county in which the area to be annexed lies. H.B. 1667 requires a
municipality which is proposing to annex an area in another county to seek
and obtain the written approval of the commissioners court of that county.  

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 B, Chapter 43, Local Government Code, by
adding Section 43.035, as follows: 

Sec. 43.035. COUNTY APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION IN CERTAIN
AREAS.  Prohibits a municipality from annexing an area that is located
outside the county in which the municipality's city hall is located, unless
the municipality obtains the written approval of the commissioners court of
the county in which the area to be annexed is located. 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.
                       Effective date: 90 days after adjournment.