The House Urban Affairs Committee has scheduled HB 37 by Corte and HB 1389 by Chairwoman Davis for public hearing on Thursday, April 16th at 10:30 am in E2.028 at the Capitol. TLC will support these bills.
HB 37 would allow a city to condemn property that has characteristics of "blight" or a "slum" only if the condition of the property is an immediate threat to public health and safety.
HB 1389 would tighten the definition of "blighted area" for condemnation by a city and require compensation to include relocation costs for a homestead or farm.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
House County Affairs Hearing Thursday, April 16th
The House County Affairs Committee has scheduled HB 2665 by Ritter and HB 2693 by Rodriguez for public hearing on Thursday, April 16th at 2 pm in E2.026 at the Capitol. TLC will oppose these bills.
HB 2665 would allow a county to adopt and impose standards and specifications for the design and installation of address number signs in unincorporated areas of the county. Noncompliance would be a Class C misdemeanor.
HB 2693 would allow Travis and Bexar Counties to charge property owners impact fees for arterial streets serving a subdivision.
HB 2665 would allow a county to adopt and impose standards and specifications for the design and installation of address number signs in unincorporated areas of the county. Noncompliance would be a Class C misdemeanor.
HB 2693 would allow Travis and Bexar Counties to charge property owners impact fees for arterial streets serving a subdivision.
House Defense & Veterans' Affairs Hearing Wednesday, April 15th
The House Defense & Veterans' Affairs Committee has scheduled HB 4130 and HJR 132 (both authored by Chairman Corte) for public hearing on Wednesday, April 15th at 8 am in E2.026 at the Capitol.
HB 4130, enabling legislation for HJR 132, would allow a city or county to issue bonds or notes to finance the acquisition of buffer areas or open spaces or the construction of roadways or infrastructure around military installations.
Corte's proposed legislation would allow cities and counties to purchase land surrounding a military installation as opposed to allowing counties to use private land as a buffer area or open space around a base through regulation without compensation (as would be allowed by HB 2056 by Gallego/SB 2439 by Uresti for Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio and HB 143 by McClendon for Camp Bullis in San Antonio).
The House Defense & Veterans' Affairs Committee left both HB 2056 and HB 143 pending after hearing testimony on March 25th.
The Senate Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Committee left SB 2439, HB 2056's companion in the Senate, pending after hearing testimony yesterday, April 8th.
HB 4130, enabling legislation for HJR 132, would allow a city or county to issue bonds or notes to finance the acquisition of buffer areas or open spaces or the construction of roadways or infrastructure around military installations.
Corte's proposed legislation would allow cities and counties to purchase land surrounding a military installation as opposed to allowing counties to use private land as a buffer area or open space around a base through regulation without compensation (as would be allowed by HB 2056 by Gallego/SB 2439 by Uresti for Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio and HB 143 by McClendon for Camp Bullis in San Antonio).
The House Defense & Veterans' Affairs Committee left both HB 2056 and HB 143 pending after hearing testimony on March 25th.
The Senate Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Committee left SB 2439, HB 2056's companion in the Senate, pending after hearing testimony yesterday, April 8th.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Senate Veteran Affairs & Military Installations Hearing Wednesday, April 8th
The Senate Veteran Affairs & Military Installations Committee has scheduled SB 2439 by Uresti for public hearing on Wednesday, April 8th at 1:30 pm in the Betty King Committee Room (2E.20) at the Capitol.
TLC testified against HB 2056 by Gallego, SB 2439's companion in the House, on Wednesday, March 25th. These bills would create a Joint Airport Zoning Board to regulate the use of private land surrounding Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio. Noncompliance would be considered a misdemeanor punishable by fines of up to $1,000 per day.
TLC testified against HB 2056 by Gallego, SB 2439's companion in the House, on Wednesday, March 25th. These bills would create a Joint Airport Zoning Board to regulate the use of private land surrounding Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio. Noncompliance would be considered a misdemeanor punishable by fines of up to $1,000 per day.
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