HBA-NLM H.B. 2932 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2932
By: Cook
Land & Resource Management
3/24/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, a water quality protection zone approved by the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission may be annexed by a municipality only
after the installation and completion of 90 percent of its facilities and
infrastructure, or the expiration of 20 years from the date of the
designation of the zone. 

In some cities, two types of annexation procedures may occur. Under a  full
purpose annexation, a city annexes the property for all purposes and  to
provide all city services within the area; under a limited purpose
annexation, a city may control certain development, but is under no
obligation to provide basic city services. There is question as to whether
the term "corporate limits" of a city includes only that land which has
been fully annexed within the corporate limits, or whether land that has
been annexed for a limited purpose should be considered "within the
corporate limits" of a municipality.  

H.B. 2932 specifies that the provisions of the Water Code concerning water
quality protection zones apply to areas outside the full purpose corporate
limits of a municipality with a population of 5,000 or more. 

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 Subsection (c), Section 26.179, Water Code, to include
among the existing provisions of this subsection that this section applies
to those areas outside the full-purpose corporate limits of a municipality
with a population greater than 5,000.  

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