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Senate Bill 2253 |
Senate Author: Zaffirini |
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Effective: 6-19-09 |
House Sponsor: Guillen |
Senate Bill 2253 amends the Local Government Code to allow a utility or entity to connect utility services, including water and sewer services, to certain existing residences in a colonia without a certificate of compliance with plat requirements and to specify the criteria that must be met to qualify for utility service without the certificate of compliance. The bill specifies that a person requesting service must be the owner or purchaser of the subdivided land and must provide certain documentation to the municipal authority responsible for approving plats. The bill establishes that it does not prohibit a water or sewer utility from providing, in a county any part of which is within 50 miles of the Texas-Mexico border, utility connection or service to a residential dwelling that receives funding under a federal or state funding program designed to address inadequate water or wastewater facilities in colonias or to residential lots located in such border counties; is an existing dwelling identified as eligible for the funding; will comply with certain model subdivision rules when connected; and has been approved for improvements by the applicable local governmental body. However, the bill prohibits a utility from providing water services to homes that do not have adequate sewer services. The bill modifies a provision relating to plat approval by a county for land in a floodplain to ensure compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program and local regulations. The bill defines "lot of record" and redefines "subdivider."