Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1537 by Fraser (Relating to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of general-law municipalities.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would add Section 42.027 to the Local Government Code to establish procedures for voters 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 continguous to its corporate boundaries. The procedures include requirements for the municipality in response to an affidavit filed on behalf of those voters. The bill would take effect September 1, 2007.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.