LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

February 24, 2011

TO:	Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB91 by Cook (Relating to the extent of extraterritorial jurisdiction for certain municipalities.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Local Government Code to authorize a municipality with a population of 25,000 to 49,999 to extend their extraterritorial jurisdiction to within three miles of the boundaries; current statute permits extension within two miles.

The bill also would amend the date for apportionment of extraterritorial jurisdictions of certain overlapping municipalities to September 1, 2011.

Local Government Impact

According to the Texas Municipal League (TML), the fiscal impact to municipalities is not anticipated to be significant.

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JOB, SZ, TP