Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 3604 amends the Local Government Code to authorize an electric, gas, water, or sewer service utility to connect subdivided land that was located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality on August 31, 1999, with utility service without having received a certificate from the commissioners court that verifies compliance with platting requirements if the utility is presented with an alternate certification stating that the subdivided land (1) was sold or otherwise conveyed to the current owner before September 1, 1999; (2) is located in a subdivision in which the utility previously provided service; and (3) is a residential construction site and contains at least a completed foundation that was begun on or before May 1, 2003.