Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 712 amends provisions of the Local Government Code relating to county regulation of manufactured home rental communities. The act authorizes a county commissioners court to adopt certain minimum infrastructure standards for such communities located in unincorporated areas of the county. The commissioners court must follow certain public notice and hearing requirements before adopting the standards, and the standards must be reasonable requirements that address only certain issues.

            Senate Bill 712 provides that if a county adopts minimum infrastructure standards, then a landowner who intends to use land in an unincorporated area for a manufactured home rental community must prepare an infrastructure development plan that complies with the standards. The act requires the county engineer or other individual designated by the commissioners court to either approve or reject the plan and creates a time frame for decisions on submitted plans. Construction may not begin until the plan is approved, and if a plan is rejected, a complete list of the reasons for rejection must be given to the applicant.

            The act also provides for inspection of the community after construction, and requires the commissioners court to issue certificates of compliance for communities constructed in compliance with the infrastructure development plan. Finally, the act prohibits certain municipal, public, and nonprofit utilities from providing water, sewer, gas, and electric services to a manufactured home community or individual home within the community unless the owner provides a copy of the certificate of compliance issued by the county.