SRC-JEC H.B. 1490 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 1490
77R5548 PAM-DBy: Geren (Moncrief)
Intergovernmental Relations
4/25/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Under current law a municipality with a population of 250,000 or less that
owns land on a lakeshore can sell the land to the person leasing the
property without notice or the solicitation of bids.  H.B. 1490 increases
the maximum population of a city that is authorized to make such a sale to
575,000. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency.  

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 272.001(h), Local Government Code, to authorize
a municipality with a maximum population of 575,000, rather than 250,000,
which meets certain other criteria, without notice or the solicitation of
bids, to sell the land to the person leasing the land for the fair market
value of the land. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.