BILL ANALYSIS


                                                     C.S.S.B. 992
                                                   By: Barrientos
                                      Intergovernmental Relations
                                                         03-30-95
                                   Committee Report (Substituted)
BACKGROUND

Current statutes require a municipality to act to approve or
disapprove a subdivision plat within 30 days of submission by the
property owner.  Other sections of the Local Government Code
provide that a municipality must approve a plat which complies with
its ordinances.  Under current law, a municipality may conduct
"statutory disapproval" and deny all plats upon submission, thereby
circumventing legislative intent.

PURPOSE

As proposed, C.S.S.B. 992 provides that a plat is considered
approved by a municipal authority unless it is disapproved for
cause within that period.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or
agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 212.009(a), Local Government Code, to
require the municipal authority responsible for approving plats to
act on a plat within 60 days, rather than 30, after the date the
plat is filed.  Provides that a plat is considered approved by the
municipal authority unless it is disapproved within that period
under the provisions of Section 212.005 and a complete list of
unmet regulations is provided to the applicant as soon as
practicable.

SECTION 2. Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3. Effective date:  September 1, 1995.

SECTION 4. Emergency clause.