SRC-MKV, SEW C.S.S.B. 1302 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 1302
By: Cain
Intergovernmental Relations
4/11/2001
Committee Report (Substituted)


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Current law requires a city to hold a citywide election for approval before
selling, transferring, or conveying park land.  However, some park lands
are not used for a park or for recreational purposes and the expense of
holding an election to approve selling or trading the land would be
cumbersome. C.S.S.B. 1302 provides that legislation requiring such an
election does not apply to certain park lands.   

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 253.001, Local Government Code, by adding
Subsection (i), to provide that Subsection (b) does not apply to a
conveyance of certain park lands. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES

Differs from original in SECTION 1 by changing the language relating to
park land to apply to park land that is owned by a home-rule municipality
with a population of more than 625,000, rather than one million, and park
land that is sold or conveyed as an interest in land to the owner of an
interest in the adjoining property, rather than park land sold or conveyed
as a sale to the owner of adjoining property.