Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1709 by Harless (Relating to the closing, abandoning, and vacating of a public road by a county; authorizing the imposition of a fee.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would permit a commissioners court to establish standard fees, to be paid by an owner of certain property, relating to the closing, abandonment or vacation of a public road. The bill would require a commissioners court to notify certain public utilities or common carriers of utility infrastructure of the proposal to close or vacate the public road.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.