Honorable Anna Mowery, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1537 by Fraser (Relating to the authority of certain general-law municipalities to add area to their extraterritorial jurisdiction on the request of area property owners.), As Engrossed
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would add Section 42.027 to the Local Government Code to establish procedures for property owners in a certain area to have that area included in the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of a general-law municipality that has an ETJ of more than one mile at any point contiguous to its corporate boundaries. The procedures would include requirements for the municipality in response to an affidavit filed on behalf of those property owners. The bill would take effect September 1, 2007.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.