By Burnam H.B. No. 958 77R1499 PAM-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the annexation of county roads. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 43, Local Government Code, 1-5 is amended by adding Section 43.106 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 43.106. ANNEXATION OF COUNTY ROADS REQUIRED IN CERTAIN 1-7 CIRCUMSTANCES. A municipality that proposes to annex an area 1-8 adjacent to a county road must also annex the section of county 1-9 road adjacent to the area, including the right-of-way on each side 1-10 of the road. 1-11 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-12 SECTION 3. (a) This section applies only to a proposed 1-13 annexation that is subject to Section 43.052, Local Government 1-14 Code, as that law exists on or after September 1, 1999. 1-15 (b) The change in law made by this Act by the addition of 1-16 Section 43.106, Local Government Code, applies to the annexation of 1-17 an area included in a municipality's annexation plan under Section 1-18 43.052, Local Government Code, regardless of the date on which the 1-19 area was included in the plan. 1-20 (c) If before September 1, 2001, a municipality included an 1-21 area adjacent to a county road in its plan without including the 1-22 section of county road adjacent to the area and the right-of-way on 1-23 each side of the county road, the municipality shall amend its plan 1-24 on or before December 1, 2001, as provided by Section 43.052, Local 2-1 Government Code, to include that additional area in the plan. 2-2 (d) A municipality that amends its plan as provided by 2-3 Subsection (c) of this section must complete the annexation of the 2-4 area adjacent to the county road that was already included in its 2-5 annexation plan together with the additional area included in the 2-6 amendment to the plan within the 31-day period after the third 2-7 anniversary of the date the plan was amended under Subsection (c) 2-8 of this section. 2-9 (e) For purposes of completing the annexation of an area 2-10 adjacent to a county road that was already included in the 2-11 municipality's annexation plan as described by Subsection (c) of 2-12 this section, Section 43.052(g), Local Government Code, is 2-13 superseded by Subsection (d) of this section. 2-14 SECTION 4. (a) This section applies only to a proposed 2-15 annexation that is subject to Section 43.063, Local Government 2-16 Code. 2-17 (b) The change in law made by this Act by the addition of 2-18 Section 43.106, Local Government Code, applies only to an 2-19 annexation for which the first hearing notice required by Section 2-20 43.063, Local Government Code, is published on or after September 2-21 1, 2001. 2-22 SECTION 5. (a) This section applies only to a proposed 2-23 annexation that is subject to Section 43.052, Local Government 2-24 Code, as that law existed immediately before September 1, 1999. 2-25 (b) The change in law made by this Act by the addition of 2-26 Section 43.106, Local Government Code, applies to the annexation of 2-27 an area that is not included in an annexation plan during the 3-1 period beginning December 31, 1999, and ending December 31, 2002, 3-2 only if the first hearing notice required by Section 43.052, Local 3-3 Government Code, as it existed immediately before September 1, 3-4 1999, is published on or after September 1, 2001.