HBA-MPA, PDH C.S.H.B. 1103 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 1103 By: Smith County Affairs 3/29/1999 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, an inoperable vehicle may be removed from public or private property by a local governmental authority only after the expiration of 45 consecutive days. C.S.H.B. 1103 allows local governmental authorities to remove an inoperable vehicle after 72 hours if the vehicle is on public property and after 30 consecutive days if the vehicle is on private property. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 683.071, Transportation Code, as follows: Sec. 683.071. DEFINITION. Includes in the definition of "junked vehicle" a vehicle which is inoperable and has remained inoperable on public property for more than 72 consecutive hours or on private property for 30 consecutive days, rather than 45 consecutive days. SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3.Emergency clause. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE C.S.H.B. 1103 differs from the original in SECTION 1 by adding the words "is inoperable and" before "has remained inoperable" in Subdivision (3), and by substituting 72 for 48 consecutive hours in the original, and 30 for 15 consecutive days in the original in proposed Paragraphs (A) and (B), respectively.