SRC-TNM S.B. 1799 75(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1799
By: Wentworth
Intergovernmental Relations
4-24-97
As Filed


DIGEST 

The 74th Legislature passed S.B. 1396, which created an alternative to
full-purpose annexation whereby municipal utility districts (MUDs) could,
by agreement, allow cities to collect sales tax in the MUD in lieu of
full-purpose annexation.  Within this legislation was a two-year
moratorium on municipalities annexing MUDs that were created before 1979.
This two-year annexation moratorium was included as an incentive to cities
to negotiate in good faith with MUDs.  S.B. 1799 would extend, by two
years, the moratorium on MUDs created before 1979 to September 1, 1999. 
 
PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1799 outlines provisions regarding strategic partnership
agreements between certain local governments. 

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 43.0751(m), Local Government Code, to require
the prohibition on annexation of any territory within a municipal utility
district established by this subsection to expire on September 1, 1999,
rather than 1997, or on the date on or before which the municipality and
any municipal utility district may have separately agreed that annexation
would not take place, whichever is later. 

SECTION 2. Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.