76R13202 T By Krusee H.B. No. 2659 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2659: By Krusee C.S.H.B. No. 2659 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the regulation of land development by a political 1-3 subdivision that affects certain property in or near certain road 1-4 districts. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 22, Revised Statutes, is amended 1-7 by adding Article 726a to read as follows: 1-8 Art. 726a. LAND DEVELOPMENT IN ROAD DISTRICT WITH 1-9 OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS 1-10 Sec. 1. DEFINITIONS. In this article: 1-11 (1) "Affected area" means the area of, or within 1,500 1-12 feet outside the boundaries of, an assessment road district. 1-13 (2) "Assessment road district" means a road district 1-14 that has refinanced outstanding bonded indebtedness under Section 1-15 2.018, Article 726, Revised Statutes. 1-16 (3) "Land development" means any action necessary or 1-17 customary in connection with the construction of improvements on 1-18 real property. 1-19 (4) "Regulation" means any ordinance, rule, 1-20 regulation, or application or interpretation of an ordinance, rule, 1-21 regulation, or application. 1-22 Sec. 2. CHANGES IN REGULATION OF LAND DEVELOPMENT. (a) If, 1-23 after March 9, 1999, and before March 9, 2019, a political 1-24 subdivision changes regulations regarding land development that 2-1 apply to more than 20 percent of the land in an assessment road 2-2 district in a manner that reduces the amount of impervious cover, 2-3 as defined in the regulations, or that reduces the total allowable 2-4 floor area of a building on developed land, the political 2-5 subdivision, before the change takes effect, shall pay the 2-6 outstanding bonded indebtedness of the assessment road district. 2-7 (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an affected land owner 2-8 who agrees in writing to a regulation that reduces the amount of 2-9 impervious cover or that reduces the total allowable floor area of 2-10 a building on developed land. 2-11 Sec. 3. ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY TO AN ASSESSMENT ROAD 2-12 DISTRICT. (a) A person who owns land in an affected area may 2-13 request that the governing body of an assessment road district 2-14 annex any part of the owner's land that is within two miles of the 2-15 district's boundaries. 2-16 (b) On request under Subsection (a) of this section, the 2-17 governing body of the district by resolution may annex the land. 2-18 (c) After annexation of the land under this section, the 2-19 governing body of the district shall reapportion the remaining 2-20 assessment on the owner's land on a per acre basis for all of the 2-21 owner's land in the district. 2-22 Sec. 4. EXPIRATION. This article expires March 10, 2019. 2-23 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999.