BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center                                                                                                       H.B. 492

80R2061 JPL-D                                                                                                       By: Orr (Averitt)

                                                                                                               Intergovernmental Relations

                                                                                                                                              5/8/2007

                                                                                                                                           Engrossed

 

 

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

H.B. 492 prohibits municipalities located in certain counties from removing territory within their extraterritorial jurisdiction from an emergency services district.  This bill ensures that citizens within these emergency services districts are not involuntarily removed from the district and left without emergency services.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 776.052(a), Health and Safety Code, to delete text authorizing   a municipality's governing body to remove territory in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction from an emergency services district if the municipality agrees to provide emergency protection to the territory as prescribed by Section 776.014 (Creation of District that Includes Municipal Territory), or the territory is designated an industrial district under Section 42.044 (Creation of Industrial District in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction), Local Government Code.

 

SECTION 2.  Makes application of this Act prospective.

 

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 2007.