By: Geren (Senate Sponsor - Davis) H.B. No. 2333
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2009;
May 4, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on
Intergovernmental Relations; May 18, 2009, reported favorably by
the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 18, 2009, sent to
printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the lease of certain oil, gas, or mineral land by a
municipality.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 253.005(b), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) A municipality may [not] lease under this section a
street, alley, or public square in the municipality if the lease
prohibits the lessee from using the surface of the land for
drilling, production, or other operations. In this subsection,
"public square" does not include a dedicated public park.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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