Honorable Harold V. Dutton Jr., Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3187 by Dutton (Relating to matters affecting municipalities.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Local Government Code to increase the time to 90 days that a municipality would be required to complete a services and facilities inventory for annexation purposes. The governing body of a municipality could authorize a permit department to charge a fee for a commercial building permit. A municipality would be exempt from expenditures that are payable by time warrants unless the amount of the time warrant issued by the municipality for all purposes during the current calendar year exceeds $150,000 if the municipality’s population is more than 50,000. A political subdivision imposing an impact fee would be required to update the land use assumptions and capital improvement plan at least every three years.
Local Government Impact
There could be a revenue gain to a municipality authorized to charge a fee for a commercial building permit, but the amounts would vary depending on the amount of the fee and the number of permits issued. In addition, there could be costs associated with the decreased time that a municipality would be required to update land use assumptions and the capital improvement plan. However, no significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
The City of Waco reported the bill would not have a fiscal impact on the city.