HBA-NMO, NLM H.B. 2764 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2764 By: Solomons Land & Resource Management 9/22/1999 Enrolled BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE State law authorizes a county to establish visual aesthetic standards for auto salvage yards in the unincorporated areas of the county. Prior to the 76th Legislature, there was concern that the current definition of an auto salvage yard left a loophole for salvage yard operators to circumvent the aesthetic standards set by the commissioners court. The law defined an "automotive wrecking and salvage yard" as a business that stores three or more wrecked vehicles outdoors for the purpose of dismantling or otherwise wrecking the vehicles to remove parts for sale or for use in automotive repair. H.B. 2764 excludes from the definition of a "automotive wrecking and salvage yard" a business classified as a salvage pool operator under Article 6687-1a (Salvage Vehicle Dealers), V.T.C.S., and adds to that definition a business that stores three or more wrecked vehicles outdoors for the purpose of selling the vehicles whole. 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 238.001(1), Local Government Code, to exclude from the definition of a "automotive wrecking and salvage yard" a business classified as a salvage pool operator under Article 6687-1a (Salvage Vehicle Dealers), V.T.C.S., and to add to that definition a business that stores three or more wrecked vehicles outdoors for the purpose of selling the vehicles whole. Makes conforming changes. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.