By: Lucio S.B. No. 508
(Lozano, Oliveira)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the extent of extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain
less populous municipalities located on a barrier island.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 42.021, Local Government Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to
read as follows:
(b) Regardless of Subsection (a), the extraterritorial
jurisdiction of a municipality is the unincorporated area that is
contiguous to the corporate boundaries of the municipality and that
is located:
(1) within five miles of those boundaries on a [the]
barrier island; or
(2) within one-half mile of those boundaries off a
barrier island.
(c) Subsection (b) applies to a [if the] municipality that
has:
(1) a population of 2,000 or more; and
(2) territory located:
(A) entirely on a barrier island in the Gulf of
Mexico; and
(B) within 30 miles of an international border.
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, 2011.