79R892 DRH-D

By:  Howard                                                       H.B. No. 218



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate certain 
property with historical, cultural, or architectural importance.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 211.003(b), Local Government Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(b)  In the case of designated places and areas of 
historical, cultural, or architectural importance and 
significance, the governing body of a municipality may regulate the 
construction, reconstruction, alteration, or razing of buildings 
and other structures.  A regulation adopted under this subsection 
does not apply to property exempt from taxation under Section 
11.20, Tax Code.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.