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Senate Bill 1599 |
Senate Author: Zaffirini |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
House Sponsor: Lozano |
Senate Bill 1599 amends the Government Code to require the secretary of state's statewide system for identifying colonias to include a method for a municipality or county to nominate an area for identification as a colonia. The bill specifies that the system may provide for the review of a nominated area by the Texas Water Development Board, the office of the attorney general, or any other appropriate state agency as determined by the secretary of state.
Senate Bill 1599 amends the Local Government Code to revise provisions relating to subdivision platting requirements in counties near an international border and in certain economically distressed counties other than certain counties near an international border.
Senate Bill 1599 amends the Water Code to revise provisions relating to minimum state standards for safe and sanitary water supply and sewer services in economically distressed areas and model political subdivision rules in those areas.