SRC-BWC H.B. 3387 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 3387
By: Dunnam (Sibley)
Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
5/8/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, a municipality or county may sell a surplus building or vacant
land in a readjustment zone at less than fair market value if the governing
body of the municipality or county adheres to certain criteria. Some local
entities may encounter difficulties while attempting to sell electrical
equipment, such as electric power poles and power lines that are located
within the readjustment zone.  The poles and lines could be construed as a
public utility and therefore would require voter approval for such a sale.
H.B. 3387 authorizes, after an area is designated as a readjustment zone,
the sale of any structure by a state, municipality, or county without the
imposition of election or voter approval requirements.  

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 2310.410, Government Code, to authorize the
state, a municipality, or a county that owns a surplus building including
any structure or vacant land in the zone to dispose of the building or land
by certain means, after an area is designated as a readjustment zone.
Authorizes the surplus building or vacant land to be sold without complying
with notice or bidding requirements including election or voter approval
requirements imposed by other law, if any, if the criteria and public
purpose specified in the ordinance or order adopted under this section are
satisfied. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.