HBA-CMT H.B. 2092 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2092
By: Brown, Betty
County Affairs
7/19/2001
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Previous law authorized a municipality to prohibit any nuisance within the
municipality, within 5,000 feet of the municipality, and in certain areas
of counties.  House Bill 2092 provides that keeping, storing, or
accumulating rubbish within 300 feet of a public street for 10 days or more
is a public nuisance that a county is authorized to regulate. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 2092 amends the Health and Safety Code to provide that a public
nuisance, includes keeping, storing, or accumulating rubbish, including
newspapers, abandoned vehicles, refrigerators, stoves, furniture, tires,
and cans within 300 feet of a public street for 10 days or more unless the
rubbish or object is completely enclosed in a building or is not visible
from a public street. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.