SRC-JEC H.B. 2340 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 2340
77R14027 JMG-DBy: Salinas (Truan)
Intergovernmental Relations
5/10/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Counties are finding it difficult to provide the infrastructure, including
water, sewer service, roads, and fire and police protection to persons
purchasing parcels of land within subdivisions exempt from county
subdivision platting requirements. Land sold through the Veterans' Land
Board program (program) is exempted from platting requirements for
subdivisions if all of the lots of the subdivision are sold to veterans
through the program. The exemption may have created a loophole for
developers to subdivide tracts of land, market them to veterans, and then
sell the subdivided tracts of land to non-veterans. H.B. 2340 excepts any
subdivided tract of land owned by the veterans' land fund from plat
requirements unless the subdivision lays out part of the tract as streets,
alleys, squares, parks, or other parts for public use or use by certain
purchases or owners.  

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 232.0015(h), Local Government Code, by providing
that the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a subdivision of any
tract of land belonging to the veterans' land fund unless the subdivision
lays out a part of the tract described by Section 232.001(a)(3). 

SECTION 2.  Repealer: Section 232.0015(g), Local Government Code.

SECTION 3.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 4.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.