H.B. 1377 78(R) BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 1377 By: Farabee County Affairs Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, a number of county records are deteriorating and are in need of preservation. Counties that are adjacent to an international boundary have the ability to charge a records archive fee not to exceed $5 for the filing of public documents in county clerks offices. House Bill 1377 provides for a fee not to exceed $5 to be imposed for filing public documents in county clerk offices in the remainder of the state for the purpose of preserving, restoring, and managing certain county records. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS SECTION 1.Amends Section 118.011 (e), Local Government Code, by deleting language that restricts the fee to counties adjacent to an international border. SECTION 2. Amends Section 118.025, Local Government Code, by deleting language that restricts the fee to counties along the border. SECTION 3. Amends Section 118.025 (b), Local Government Code, by deleting language that restricts the fee to counties adjacent to an international border. SECTION 4.Effective Date EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2003