HBA-MPA, PDH C.S.H.B. 1103 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 1103
By: Smith
County Affairs
3/29/1999
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, an inoperable vehicle may be removed from public or private
property by a local governmental authority only after the expiration of 45
consecutive days.  C.S.H.B. 1103 allows local governmental authorities to
remove an inoperable vehicle after 72 hours if the vehicle is on public
property and after 30 consecutive days if the vehicle is on private
property. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 683.071, Transportation Code, as follows:

Sec. 683.071.  DEFINITION.  Includes in the definition of "junked vehicle"
a vehicle which is inoperable and has remained inoperable on public
property for more than 72 consecutive hours or on private property for 30
consecutive days, rather than 45 consecutive days. 

SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

C.S.H.B. 1103 differs from the original in SECTION 1 by adding the words
"is inoperable and" before "has remained  inoperable" in Subdivision (3),
and by substituting 72 for 48 consecutive hours in the original, and 30 for
15 consecutive days in the original in  proposed Paragraphs (A) and (B),
respectively.