LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 20, 2005

TO:	Honorable Anna Mowery, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3358 by Delisi (Relating to limitations on the expansion of extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

If requested to expand its extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) beyond the statutorily set limit, the bill would establish that a municipality with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants could not expand its ETJ beyond one mile of its corporate boundaries. The bill would take effect September 1, 2005 and would apply only to an expansion requested on or after that date.

Under current statute, a municipality with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants may not expand its extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) beyond one-half mile of its corporate boundaries, although upon request by property owners, a municipality may expand beyond its statutorily limited distances. Current statute does not set a specific distance limit when expanding the ETJ upon request by the property owners, although other restrictions exist.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

LBB Staff:

JOB, WK, DLBa