H.B. 1439 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


H.B. 1439
By: Eissler
Transportation
 Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, Chapter 1393, Acts of the 76th Legislative, Regular Session,
1999, allows the Commissioners Court of certain counties to extend traffic
rules that apply to county roads to the roads of a private subdivision in
an unincorporated area of that county on petition of 25 percent of the
property owners residing in that subdivision in which the roads are
privately maintained or on the request of the governing body of the entity
that maintains those roads. 

Subsection (a), Chapter 913, Acts of the 77th Legislative, Regular
Session, 2001, raised the population of counties to which this section
would apply from 10,000 to 100,000. 

Due to continued growth in Texas' population, and especially the growth in
unincorporated areas of counties served by private subdivision, it is
important that the county population cap in this section be increased from
100,000 to 500,000. 

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

H.B. 1439 amends Section 542.007 (a), Transportation Code, to increase the
population of counties  to which this section would apply from 100,000 to
500,000. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2003