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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to county subdivision platting requirements for |
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recreational vehicle communities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 232, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 232.0016 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 232.0016. RECREATIONAL VEHICLE COMMUNITIES. (a) In |
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this section: |
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(1) "Park model recreational vehicle" means a |
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recreational vehicle that is built and certified in accordance with |
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the American National Standards Institute Park Model Recreational |
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Vehicle Standard, commonly cited as "ANSI A119.5." |
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(2) "Recreational vehicle" means a vehicle that: |
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(A) was originally designed and manufactured |
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primarily to provide temporary human habitation for recreational, |
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seasonal, or transitional use; |
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(B) is permanently built on a single chassis; and |
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(C) is designed to be towed by a motor vehicle or |
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is a motor vehicle. |
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(3) "Recreational vehicle community" means a plot or |
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tract of land that is separated into two or more spaces: |
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(A) for which water, wastewater, and electric |
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utility services are provided or offered for a fee; and |
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(B) on which recreational vehicles, including |
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park model recreational vehicles, may be located for use and |
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occupancy as temporary residences. |
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(b) A recreational vehicle community is not a subdivision of |
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land for the purposes of this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |