LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 20, 2009 TO: Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Economic Development FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3072 by Geren (Relating to the transfer of municipal property to economic development corporations by certain municipalities.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Local Government Code to authorize a municipality with a population of 20,000 or less to transfer real property or an interest in real property to an economic development corporation without complying with notice and bidding requirements. However, the corporation must use the property in a manner that primarily promotes a public purpose of the municipality. If the corporation fails to use the property in that manner, it would automatically revert back to the municipality. A municipality would be prohibited from transferring property to an economic development corporation under the new section of statute if the property was acquired through eminent domain. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JOB, DB, JRO LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 20, 2009 TO: Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Economic Development FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3072 by Geren (Relating to the transfer of municipal property to economic development corporations by certain municipalities.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted TO: Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Economic Development FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3072 by Geren (Relating to the transfer of municipal property to economic development corporations by certain municipalities.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Economic Development Honorable Chris Harris, Chair, Senate Committee on Economic Development John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB3072 by Geren (Relating to the transfer of municipal property to economic development corporations by certain municipalities.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted HB3072 by Geren (Relating to the transfer of municipal property to economic development corporations by certain municipalities.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Local Government Code to authorize a municipality with a population of 20,000 or less to transfer real property or an interest in real property to an economic development corporation without complying with notice and bidding requirements. However, the corporation must use the property in a manner that primarily promotes a public purpose of the municipality. If the corporation fails to use the property in that manner, it would automatically revert back to the municipality. A municipality would be prohibited from transferring property to an economic development corporation under the new section of statute if the property was acquired through eminent domain. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JOB, DB, JRO JOB, DB, JRO