H.B. 3591 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


H.B. 3591
By: Pitts
Land & Resource Management
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law prohibits a municipality from annexing a strip of land that is
less than 1,000 feet in width. 

H.B. 3591 creates an exception to the prohibition against strip annexation
in regards to territory associated with the superconducting super collider
high-energy research facility. 

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 43.054, Local Government Code, as follows:

Authorizes a municipality with a population of 21,000 or more located in a
county with a population of 100,000 or more to strip annex a publicly
owned strip following the course of a road for the purpose of annexing
territory contiguous to the strip if the territory contiguous to the strip
was formerly used in connection with a superconducting super collider
research facility. 

SECTION 2.Effective date.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2003, unless it receives the requisite number of votes for
immediate effect.