HBA-RBT H.B. 3620 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3620
By: Lewis, Ron
Natural Resources
4/5/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, a navigation district having within it a city with a population
of over 250,000 has the authority to exchange land or interests in land
with other landowners.  H.B. 3620 extends that authority to a navigation
district having within which a city with a population of over 5,000 is
contained.  This bill also specifies that the land can be exchanged with
public or private entities. 
 
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 1, Article 8247f, V.T.C.S. (Chapter 176, Acts of
the 54th Legislature, 1955), to provide that the governing board of a
navigation district having within its limits a city with a population of
5,000 or more, rather than more than 250,000, has the authority to exchange
lands with any other public or private landowner, or convey to another
state or federal governmental entity, person, firm or corporation lands
owned and held by the navigation district.  Makes a nonsubstantive change. 

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