Brief⁽¹⁾

H.B. 2557 repeals statutes authorizing cities of the first class that operate under the commission form of government to acquire lands for parks by purchase or condemnation within and outside the city.

Background

The bill was recommended by the 1997 Special Committee on Governmental Organization. The Committee studied the issue of the cleanup of local government statutes by repealing obsolete statutes which are no longer needed or made obsolete by the granting of home rule powers to cities and counties.

1. *Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research Department and do not express legislative intent. The supple-mental note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at http://www.ink.org/public/legislative/fulltext-bill.html.