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.