BILL ANALYSIS



C.S.H.B. 2456
By: Dukes
May 10, 1995
Committee Report (Substituted)


BACKGROUND

Currently, a municipality has the authority to appoint an urban
renewal agency. Under current law, the mayor of the municipality
has the authority to appoint the board of commissioners for this
agency, with the advice and consent of the governing body of the
municipality. 


PURPOSE

This bill would give the authority to make appointment to the urban
renewal agency to the governing body as a whole.


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.  Section 374.023(a) Local Government Code is
amended by striking 
(line 6) "the mayor of a municipality, with the advice and consent
of" which leaves the authority to the municipality's governing
body.

     SECTION 2.  Deletes reference to mayor and county judge to
conform with remainder of the bill.

     SECTION 3.  Repeal of Section 374.003(12), Local Government
Code, which defines "mayor".

     SECTION 4.  Effective Date shall be September 1, 1995.

     SECTION 5.  Emergency Clause


COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

The substitute adds SECTIONS 2 and 3 which conforms the language in
Chapter 374 of the Local Government Code.

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION

HB 2456 was considered by the committee in a public hearing on May
1, 1995.  The following people testified in favor of the bill: Rep.
Dukes.  A complete substitute was considered by the committee.  It
was adopted without objection.  The bill was left pending.  The
bill was considered by the committee in a public hearing on May 8,
1995.  The bill was reported favorably as substituted, 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 5
ayes, 0 nays, 2 pnv, and 2 absent.