HBA-DMD S.B. 1426 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1426
By: Duncan
State, Federal, & International Relations
5/7/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority (authority) was created by the
Legislature during the 75th Session. Since the closure of Reese Air Force
Base the authority has been responsible for overseeing the transition of
the base from a military operation to a variety of uses. S.B. 1426
specifies the required appointment strategy for successor members of the
board of directors of the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority (member),
in order to implement staggered terms of office, beginning on October 1,
1999, at the expiration of the terms of office of the initial board. This
bill provides that at the expiration of certain two and four year terms of
office, all following terms of office are required to be for a period of
four years. This bill also requires a member appointed to fill a vacancy
for an unexpired term, to serve only for the remainder of that term. In
addition, this bill authorizes a member to be appointed to succeed himself
or herself on the board. 

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 396.003, Local Government Code, as follows:

(c) Specifies the required appointment strategy for successor members of
the board of directors of the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority
(member), in order to implement staggered terms of office, beginning on
October 1, 1999, at the expiration of the terms of office of the initial
board. 

(e) Provides that at the expiration of the two and four year terms of
office provided for under Subsection (d), all following terms of office are
required to be for a period of four years. Requires a member appointed to
fill a vacancy for an unexpired term to serve for the remainder of that
term only. Authorizes a member to be appointed to succeed himself or
herself on the board. Deletes text providing that each board member serves
a term of two years. 

(f)  Redesignated from Subsection (d).

(g) Redesignated from Subsection (e).

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 2311.003, Government Code, to make conforming
changes. Redesignates Subsections (d)-(f) to Subsections (f)-(h),
respectively. 

SECTION 3.  (a)  Effective date: September 1, 1999, except as provided by
Subsections (b) and (c) of this section. 

(b) Provides that Section 1 of this Act takes effect only if the Act of the
76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, relating to nonsubstantive
additions to and corrections in enacted codes takes effect. 

 (c)  Provides that Section 2 of this Act takes effect only if the Act of
the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, relating to nonsubstantive
additions to and corrections in enacted codes does not take effect. 

SECTION 4.Emergency clause.