Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. Line and page numbers may not match official copy. By Serna H.B. No. 1718 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the authorization of the sale of undeveloped land by 1-3 certain persons and the purchase of facilitation of the purchase of 1-4 same by certain non-profit corporations without subdividing, 1-5 platting or making provision for water or other utility services. 1-6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-7 SECTION 1. Commissioner court of a County shall identify 1-8 individual lots in the unincorporated area of the county that are 1-9 undeveloped and are for sale. 1-10 SECTION 2. Commissioners court shall organize these areas 1-11 into large parcels. After these have organized the commissioners 1-12 court shall provide required development. 1-13 SECTION 3. Non-profit organizations shall facilitate the 1-14 purchase of lots. 1-15 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997. 1-16 SECTION 5. The importance of this legislation and the 1-17 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-18 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-19 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-20 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.