HBA-TBM H.B. 2746 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2746
By: Carter
County Affairs
7/17/2001
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

During the interim immediately prior to the 77th Legislature, the House
Committee on Urban Affairs (committee) researched whether emergency
services districts and rural fire prevention districts are able to provide
the highest quality services under statutory requirements.  Testimony by
the fire fighters indicated that they needed greater flexibility in
structuring districts to provide fire protection and emergency services.
The committee published an interim report with several recommendations
including amendments to provisions relating to shared territories.  House
Bill 2746 implements these recommendations.   

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 2746 amends the Health and Safety Code to modify the contents of
a petition for the creation of an emergency services district (ESD) or
rural fire prevention district (RFPD) or for the creation of an ESD and the
dissolution of a RFPD to include the services provided by the ESD or RFPD
and that the creation of the district complies with provisions regarding
overlapping territories (Secs. 775.013, 775.023, 776.013, and 794.013).
The bill modifies and adds language to conform provisions regarding
overlapping territory for ESDs and RFPDs and to conform provisions
regarding overlapping territory of ESDs and RFPDs located wholly in a
county with a population of more than three million (Secs. 775.020,
775.0205, 776.021, 794.020, and 794.0205).  

EFFECTIVE DATE

June 16, 2001.