HBA-MPA H.B. 3445 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3445
By: Keel
County Affairs
4/4/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the law provides that a county with a population of 1.5 million
or greater may implement a system for providing 9-1-1 service in the
unincorporated areas of the county and may impose a service fee on local
exchange telephone service customers in the area served.  The fee must be
in an amount reasonable to cover the costs of providing 9-1-1 service and
revenue from the fee may be used only for the planning, development, and
provision of 9-1-1 service.  H.B. 3445 provides that Subchapter E, Chapter
772, Health and Safety Code, applies to a county having a population of
more than 500,000.  

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 772.402, Health and Safety Code, to provide that
this subchapter applies only to a county having a population of more than
500,000, rather than 1.5 million, in which a communication district has not
been created under Subchapter B (Emergency Communication Districts:
Counties with Population Over Two Million) or C (Emergency Communication
Districts: Counties with Population Over 860,000). 

Effective date: 90 days after adjornment.