Amend CSHB 1704, SECTION 2, by adding a Section 245.005 to
read as follows and renumbering the existing Section 245.005
accordingly:
      "Section 245.005. DORMANT PROJECTS. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this chapter, after the first anniversary of the
effective date of this Act, a regulatory agency may enact an
ordinance, rule, or regulation which places an expiration date on a
permit if as of the first anniversary of the effective date of this
Act: (i) the permit does not have an expiration date; and (ii) no
progress has been made towards completion of the project. Any
ordinance, rule, or regulation enacted pursuant to this section
shall place an expiration date of no earlier than the fifth
anniversary of the effective date of this Act. Progress towards
completion of the project shall include any one or more of the
following:
      (1)  an application for a final plat or plan is submitted to
a regulatory agency;
      (2)  a good-faith attempt is made to file with a regulatory
agency an application for a permit necessary to begin or continue
towards completion of the project;
      (3)  costs have been incurred for developing the project
including, without limitation, costs associated with roadway,
utility, and other infrastructure facilities designed to serve, in
whole or in part, the project (but exclusive of land acquisition)
in the aggregate amount of 5 percent of the most recent appraised
market value of the real property on which the project is located;
      (4)  fiscal security is posted with a regulatory agency to
ensure performance of an obligation required by the regulatory
agency; or
      (5)  utility connection fees or impact fees for the project
have been paid to a regulatory agency.