BILL ANALYSIS
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AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
H.B. 3096 amends current law relating to the cancellation of a subdivision by a commissioners court.
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 232.008(h), Local Government Code, to authorize the commissioners court, regardless of the date land is subdivided or a plat is filed for a subdivision, to deny a cancellation under this section if the commissioners court determines the cancellation will prevent the proposed interconnection of infrastructure to pending or existing development as defined by Section 232.0085 (Cancellation of Certain Subdivisions if Land Remains Undeveloped).
SECTION 2. Provides that Section 232.008(h), Local Government Code, as amended by this Act, applies to an application for cancellation of all or part of a subdivision filed on or after the effective date of this Act or before the effective date of this Act if the approval of the application filed before the effective date of this Act is not final.
SECTION 3. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2011.