SCT S.B. 1108 75(R) BILL ANALYSIS STATE FEDERAL & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS S.B. 1108 By: Duncan (Isett) 5-8-97 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Currently, no state law provides for the extension of regulations and ordinances of a Joint Airport Zoning Board after a military airfield closure. While a local re-use authority of a municipality may attempt to attract aircraft-related industry to a closed airbase, no guarantees exist that ordinances regulating the use of land around an airbase will remain in effect. This bill provides for the extension of regulations and ordinances of a Joint Airport Zoning Board after a military airfield closure. PURPOSE As proposed, C.S.S.B. 1108 provides for the extension of regulations and ordinances of a Joint Airport Zoning Board after a military airfield closure. 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 241.014, Local Government Code, by adding Subsection (e), to authorize the joint airport zoning board for an airport that is owned or operated by a defense agency of the federal government and that is closed by the federal government to provide that zoning regulations adopted by the board continue in effect until the second anniversary of the date the airport is closed. SECTION 2. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.