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House Bill 347 |
House Author: King, Phil et al. |
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Effective: 5-24-19 |
Senate Sponsor: Birdwell et al. |
House Bill 347 amends the Local Government Code to remove the tier system with regard to municipal annexations. The bill repeals the municipal annexation definitions of "tier 1 county," "tier 2 county," "tier 1 municipality," and "tier 2 municipality"; repeals general annexation authority provisions applicable to a tier 1 municipality; and repeals certain provisions relating to tier 1 municipality annexation procedures for areas annexed under a municipal annexation plan, including provisions relating to a required municipal annexation plan, a required inventory of services and facilities, annexation hearing requirements, required negotiations, contracts for the provision of services in lieu of annexation, and arbitration regarding negotiations for services.
Among other provisions, House Bill 347 makes tier 1 municipality annexation procedures that applied to an area exempted from a municipal annexation plan applicable only to certain specified annexations. The bill repeals provisions that limit to a tier 2 municipality the applicability of provisions relating to consent annexations, including provisions relating to general annexation authority and procedures, the annexation of an area on the request of owners, the annexation of an area with a population of less than 200 by petition, and the annexation of an area with a population of at least 200 by election. The bill repeals provisions relating to arbitration of a strategic partnership agreement between a municipality and an applicable conservation and reclamation district and provisions relating to annexation and incorporation procedures for certain unincorporated communities in certain counties. The bill repeals Special District Local Laws Code provisions to make conforming changes.