Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1772	House Author:  Miller
Effective:  6-18-05	Senate Sponsor:  Fraser

            House Bill 1772 amends the Local Government Code to authorize the governing body of a general-law municipality with a population of 1,500 to 1,599 to annex an adjacent area that is not being served with water or sewer service from a governmental entity and for which a petition requesting annexation has been filed.  The bill includes regulations governing an annexation petition and development agreement related to the proposed annexation.  The bill provides that upon the effective date of a certified petition the area is annexed and outlines the municipality's administrative requirements.  The bill also provides that such an annexation does not expand the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction and extraterritorial jurisdiction regulations do not apply.  The bill expands the criteria that must be met for a general-law municipality to annex territory without the consent of the residents, voters, or landowners in the area.  The area must (1) be entirely surrounded by a municipality that is a Type A general-law municipality, or (2) meet certain acreage requirements and, if the area is appraised for ad valorem tax purposes for use as agricultural or wildlife management, meet certain other conditions.