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House Bill 3802 |
House Author: Frost |
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Effective: 6-19-09 |
Senate Sponsor: Eltife |
Current law authorizes the territory of the Red River Redevelopment Authority to be expanded as additional real property is conveyed to the authority by the United States. House Bill 3802 amends the Special District Local Laws Code to apply the expansion provision to real property leased to the authority by the United States. The bill authorizes the Red River Redevelopment Authority to exercise the powers granted to a municipality or county to establish and operate airports and to exercise the powers of a defense base development authority. It further authorizes the Red River Redevelopment Authority to exercise, in the territory of the authority, the powers of a municipality relating to zoning and regulation of subdivisions and property development, except in an area that is annexed for full purposes by a municipality.
House Bill 3802 authorizes the Red River Redevelopment Authority to indemnify an authority employee or former employee or a board member or former member for necessary expenses and costs, including attorney's fees, incurred by that person in connection with a claim asserted against the person if the claim relates to an act or omission of the person when acting in the scope of the person's board membership or authority employment and if the person has not been found liable or guilty on the claim.