BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 2069 By: Hill April 19, 1995 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Chapter 43, Local Government Code is entitled "Municipal Annexation" and contains the general authority for cities to annex property, including procedures, the authority to annex special districts or special types of property, procedures for disannexation, and the authority to annex for limited purposes. Subchapter G, Chapter 43, Local Government Code, contains the provisions regulating disannexation. Subchapter G contains no provisions regulating the width of property disannexed by a city. PURPOSE This bill would require cities disannexing roadways to disannex a strip along the roadway that is at least 1000 feet wide. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1 Amends Subchapter G, Chapter 43, Local Government Code by adding new Section 43.147, as follows: Sec. 43.147. WIDTH REQUIREMENT FOR DISANNEXATION. (a) Requires cities disannexing roadways to disannex a strip area that complies with the minimum width requirements of Section 43.054, which is presently established as 1000 feet. (b) Requires that the strip being disannexed follow the course of and be adjacent to either side of the roadway. SECTION 2 Effective date and transitional provision. SECTION 3 Emergency clause. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION H.B. 2069 was considered by the committee in a public hearing on April 18, 1995. The following persons testified in favor of the bill: Representative Fred Hill; Craig Pardue, representing Dallas County; and Allen Bud Beene, representing himself and Dallas County. The bill was reported favorably without amendment, with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars, by a record vote of 7 ayes, 0 nays, 0 pnv, 2 absent.