** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Intergovernmental Relations TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Tuesday, April 10, 2001 PLACE: E1.028 CHAIR: Senator Frank Madla ___________________________________________________________________________ SB 379 Gallegos Relating to conditions of employment for peace officers employed by certain rapid transit authorities. SB 778 Shapiro Relating to the definition of an off-premise sign and the attachment of the nonconforming, off-premise sign status to the original nonconforming, off-premise sign. SB 829 Lindsay Relating to prohibiting municipal regulation of water and wastewater facilities in the unincorporated area of certain counties. SB 929 Bernsen Relating to a restriction on the financing of multifamily residential developments by housing finance corporations. SB 954 Barrientos Relating to the jurisdiction of and procedure in a county court at law in Travis County. SB 1007 Barrientos Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by charitable organizations that provide child care services. SB 1113 Cain Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to and the compensation of the county attorney of Rains County. SB 1145 Staples Relating to a local option election on alcoholic beverage zones in municipal commercial areas. SB 1172 Wentworth Relating to the authority of municipalities and counties to regulate subdivisions in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality. SB 1189 Ellis, Rodney Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by nonprofit corporations that provide chilled water and steam to certain health-related institutions of this state. SB 1272 Bernsen Relating to the designation of certain land that includes a greenhouse as agricultural land for ad valorem tax appraisal purposes. SB 1275 Armbrister Relating to a child safety fee in certain counties. SB 1290 Staples Relating to the authority of a commissioners court of a county to develop and administer an economic development program for making loans or grants of public money. SB 1302 Cain Relating to municipal elections for the conveyance of certain park land. SB 1308 Barrientos Relating to the setting of certain county fees for a license, permit, or registration. SB 1393 Bernsen Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and to the rate of the tax. SB 1574 Gallegos Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of raw cocoa and green coffee that is held in Harris County. SB 1677 Jackson Relating to the applicability of procedures governing restrictive covenants in certain residential subdivisions. SB 1762 Wentworth Relating to the authority of a county to regulate land development after a local option election. SB 1772 Bernsen Relating to the operation of the East Montgomery County Improvement District. SB 1773 Bernsen Relating to the creation of the Port Bolivar Improvement District; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. SB 1775 Lindsay Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 386, of Harris County, Texas. SB 1776 Lindsay Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 387, of Harris County, Texas. SB 1777 Lindsay Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 388, of Harris County, Texas. SB 1780 Lindsay Relating to a sheriff's appeal to district court of a decision by a civil service commission. SB 1784 Bernsen Relating to the creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and financing of the East Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 3. SJR 47 Gallegos Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation raw cocoa and green coffee that is held in Harris County. HB 440 Madden / et al. SP: Wentworth Relating to an uncontested election for a trustee of a library district. HB 630 Turner, Sylvester SP: Whitmire Relating to the authority of a municipality to permit the use of unmarked automobiles by certain municipal code enforcement officers. HB 782 Tillery SP: Carona Relating to the ability of a development corporation to receive funding from a municipality. HB 1569 Yarbrough SP: Brown, J. E. "Buster" Relating to a firefighters' relief and retirement fund in certain municipalities. HB 1573 Thompson SP: Gallegos Relating to the establishment of a retirement system for officers and employees of certain municipalities and of the retirement system and the transfer of credit from one retirement system to the established system. Bills Pending: SB 322 Lucio Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and to other matters relating to housing or community development, including the creation of the Manufactured Housing Board and the Office of Rural Community Affairs. SB 800 Wentworth Relating to the regulation of the subdivision of land under the jurisdiction of counties. SB 944 Van de Putte Relating to the contracting authority of certain hospital districts to enter into or modify a tax abatement agreement. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: SB 379 SB 1574 SJR 47 HB 1573