HBA-MPA H.B. 1495 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1495 By: Alexander County Affairs 2/24/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, counties with a population greater than 450,000 must have rural fire prevention district board members who are residents or property owners in the district. It appears, therefore, that the commissioners court in less populated counties can appoint members to a rural fire prevention district board who are not residents of or property owners in the district. H.B. 1495 removes the population standard from the law, thereby requiring members of a rural fire prevention district to live or own property in the district. 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 794.033(e), Health and Safety Code, to delete the restriction, regarding a person's eligibility for appointment to the board of commissioners of a rural fire prevention district, that the district is in a county with a population over 450,000 that have not established a public health district under Chapter 121 (Local Public Health Reorganization Act), Health and Safety Code. Makes a nonsubstantive change. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.