SRC-JJJ S.B. 1498 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1498
76R5692 DRH-DBy: Lindsay
Intergovernmental Relations
4/12/1999
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, the City of Houston's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ)
extends to the northwest, roughly 25 to 30 miles away from the city limits.
According to the Local Government Code, Houston's ETJ is the unincorporated
area located within five miles of the corporate boundaries.  S.B. 1498
would establish provisions regarding the extraterritorial jurisdiction of
and annexation by certain municipalities. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 1498 establishes provisions regarding the
extraterritorial jurisdiction of and annexation by certain municipalities. 

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 Chapter 42B, Local Government Code, by adding Sections
42.0215 and 42.0216, as follows: 

Sec. 42.0215.  EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION: CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Provides that the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality with a
population of 1.5 million or more is an unincorporated area that is
contiguous to certain boundaries that are maintained by the municipality.
Establishes that when a municipality annexes an area, the extraterritorial
jurisdiction of the municipality expands with the annexation to comprise
the area around the new boundaries.   

Sec. 42.0216.  RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN TERRITORY.  Provides that this
section applies only to certain territory that a municipality had, but was
removed from the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.  Prohibits a
municipality from being incorporated in the territory before the 15th
anniversary of the date that the municipality lost extraterritorial
jurisdiction over the territory.  Provides that the extraterritorial
jurisdiction does not extend into the territory.  Requires the municipality
that lost extraterritorial jurisdiction over the territory to continue to
regulate the subdivision of property in the territory under Chapter 212. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 43.056(c), Local Government Code, to redefine
"full municipal services." 

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 4.  Emergency clause.