Amend SB 1421 by adding the following appropriately numbered section to the bill and by renumbering the remaining sections of the bill as appropriate: SECTION ____. Chapter 232, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Subchapter D to read as follows: SUBCHAPTER D. OPTIONAL SUBDIVISION PLATTING REQUIREMENTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES Sec. 232.101. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only in the unincorporated area located outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality and in a county: (1) with a population of 500,000 or more or in a county adjacent to a county in this state with a population of 500,000 or more; and (2) in which Subchapters B and C do not apply. Sec. 232.102. ADOPTION BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. The commissioners court by order may adopt Subchapter C for the subdivision of land in the county, including the use of the model rules adopted under Section 16.343, Water Code, except that: (1) venue for an action to recover a civil penalty is only in a district court in the county in which the defendant resides or in a district court in the county in which the violation occurs; (2) the attorney general does not have the power of enforcement in the county as provided by Section 232.080; (3) the operation of a county under this subchapter does not affect the county's eligibility for financial assistance under Subchapter K, Chapter 17, Water Code; and (4) other than the model rules adopted under Section 16.343, Water Code, Subchapter J, Chapter 16, Water Code, does not apply in the county.