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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 83(R)

House Bill 3447

House Author:  Gutierrez

Effective:  9-1-13

Senate Sponsor:  Uresti


            House Bill 3447 amends the Local Government Code to expand the applicability of the Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program Act to include home-rule municipalities that have a population of 1.18 million or more and are located predominantly in a county with a total area of less than 1,300 square miles, rather than 1,000 square miles. The bill authorizes such a municipality to transfer to a land bank land that was part of the site of a world exposition recognized by the Bureau International des Expositions, subject to any deed restrictions the municipality adopts, after public notice and hearing, before January 1, 2014, and sets out provisions relating to the sale of such land.