HBA-TYH H.B. 891 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 891
By: Hamric
County Affairs
2/19/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current statutes require emergency services districts and rural fire
prevention districts located wholly in one county to file with the
commissioners court of the county an annual report of the district's
administration for the preceding calendar year and financial condition, and
an annual audit report. These two reports substantially duplicate each
other. 

H.B. 891 provides that an emergency services district or rural fire
prevention district located wholly in one county is not required to file
the report of the district's administrative and financial condition with
the court. 

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 775.036(d), Health and Safety Code, to provide
that Subsection (a)(4) does not apply to the board of emergency services
commissioners (board) of an emergency services district created under this
chapter and located wholly in one county.  Deletes the requirement for the
board to include certain enumerated information in the report under
Subsection (a)(4). 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 794.035(d), Health and Safety Code, to provide
that Subsection (a)(4) does not apply to the board of fire commissioners
(board) of a rural fire prevention district created under this chapter and
located wholly in one county.  Deletes the requirement for the board to
include certain enumerated information in the report under Subsection
(a)(4). 

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.