HBA-JLV H.B. 9 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 9
By: Truitt
Land & Resource Management
4/2/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Current law prohibits local governments that are not constituent agencies
of an airport board jointly owned by two populous municipalities from
enacting or enforcing zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations,
construction codes or other ordinances purporting to regulate the use or
development of any property within the boundaries of such an airport.
House Bill 9 authorizes such cities whose corporate limits include property
owned by an airport to enact local zoning ordinances applicable to
nonessential property located within the boundaries of the airport. 

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 9 amends the Transportation Code to provide that the prohibition
on the enactment of local zoning ordinances by cities which have corporate
limits that include property owned by an airport is only applicable to
essential airport property located within the boundaries of the airport. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.