HBA-RBT, NLM H.B. 1506 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1506
By: McCall
County Affairs
7/16/1999
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the commissioners court of a county is permitted to make the
occasional sale of surplus or salvage property by competitive bid or
auction.  Section 263.152, Local Government Code, includes an exception
which states that a competitive bid or auction is not necessary if the
purchaser is another county.  Current law does not apply this provision to
other political subdivisions of the state.  H.B. 1506 provides that
competitive bidding or an auction is not necessary under the provisions of
this subsection if the purchaser is another county or a political
subdivision within the county that is selling the surplus or salvage
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 263.152(a), Local Government Code, as follows:

(a)(1)  Provides that competitive bidding or an auction is not necessary
under the provisions of this subsection if the purchaser is another county
or a political subdivision within the county that is selling the surplus or
salvage property. 

SECTION 2.  Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.