79R7574 DRH-F

By:  Mowery                                                       H.B. No. 2964



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the transfer of extraterritorial jurisdiction among 
municipalities.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 42, Local Government Code, 
is amended by adding Section 42.027 to read as follows:
	Sec. 42.027.  TRANSFER OF EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IN 
GENERAL.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a municipality 
may transfer any part of the area of the municipality's 
extraterritorial jurisdiction to another municipality adjacent to 
the area.  The transfer must be made by a written agreement between 
the municipalities.
	(b)  If the area to be transferred is not located in 
proximity to the receiving municipality as provided by Section 
42.021, the transfer may not be made unless each municipality that 
is located in proximity to the area as provided by Section 42.021 
declines to accept the area in its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
	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.