TO: | Honorable Fred Hill, Chair, House Committee on Local Government Ways & Means |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1835 by Orr (Relating to restrictions on the imposition of permit fees by political subdivisions.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Local Government Code to limit the authority of a political subdivision to impose a permit fee. A regulatory agency of a political subdivision would be authorized to impose a permit fee only if the agency complies with Chapter 247, Local Government Code, created by the bill and only in the amount necessary to compensate the regulatory agency for its costs to review, process, and issue the permit for which the fee is imposed. Indirect costs could be calculated in an amount not to exceed 15 percent of the direct costs associated with reviewing, processing, and issuing the permit.
If a regulatory agency violates the provisions of Chapter 247, it would be liable for attorney's fees incurred by a person in the enforcement of the chapter.
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LBB Staff: | JOB, CT, DB
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