BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	H.B. 3111
82R12108 TJB-F	By: Craddick (Seliger)
	Intergovernmental Relations
	5/14/2011
	Engrossed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

Currently, certain municipalities that have not adopted an impact fee have the ability to allow a landowner or developer to connect to a capital improvement and pay a fee for doing so.  This ability helps to pay for needed water and sewer lines, street and roadway facilities, and drainage improvements.  Because of population growth, the statute determining which municipalities have this ability needs to be adjusted.  H.B. 3111 seeks to make this adjustment, allowing the municipalities to continue to encourage orderly growth and development. 

H.B. 3111 amends current law relating to fees to finance capital improvements in certain municipalities.

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 395.081(a), Local Government Code, to provide that this section applies only to a municipality with a population of 115,000 or less, rather than 105,000 or less, that constitutes more than three-fourths of the population of the county in which the majority of the area of the municipality is located.

SECTION 2.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2011.