Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1472	House Author:  Miller et al.
Effective:  5-25-07	Senate Sponsor:  Wentworth

            House Bill 1472 amends the Local Government Code to prohibit a municipality from annexing land appraised for tax purposes as land for agriculture, wildlife management, or timber production use unless the municipality offers to make a development agreement with the landowner and the landowner declines to make the agreement.  The bill requires a development agreement made in lieu of annexation to guarantee the continuation of the extraterritorial status of the area and authorize all municipal enforcement authority that does not interfere with the area's land use status.  The bill also provides that any provision of the agreement limiting annexation is void if the landowner files a subdivision plat or related development document.