SRC-JRN S.B. 209 75(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterS.B. 209
By: Haywood
Intergovernmental Relations
2-18-97
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, S.B. 753, enacted in 1987, created the Lake Ray Roberts
Planning and Zoning Commission (commission).  However, on some occasions,
the commission is unable to establish a quorum for official business, and
the city of Sanger, which resides in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of
the county, was inadvertently excluded in the composition of the
commission. This bill allows each mayor of the surrounding lake area in
the county to be included in the composition of the commission, and allows
each member of the commission to appoint a representative to act on his or
her behalf at official meetings of the commission. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 209 allows each mayor of the surrounding lake area in
the county to be included in the composition of the Lake Ray Roberts
Planning and Zoning Commission and allows each member of the commission to
appoint a representative to act on their behalf at official meetings of
the commission. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 231.107, Local Government Code, by establishing
requirements for appointment by a county judge or county commissioner to a
lake planning commission  of lakes Tawakoni and Ray Roberts (commission)
for persons living in affected precincts.  Requires the commission to
include the mayor of each municipality the territory or extraterritorial
jurisdiction of which includes any part of the lake area in the county.
Authorizes a mayor serving on the commission to designate another person
to serve in place of the mayor at one or more commission meetings. 

SECTION 2. Effective date:  September 1, 1997.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.