By Uresti                                             H.B. No. 3211
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to authorizing counties to charge an application fee for
 1-3     platting applications.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Chapter 232.002, Local Government Code, is amended
 1-6     to read as follows:
 1-7           232.002.  Approval by County Required. (a)  The commissioners
 1-8     court of the county in which the land is located must approve, by
 1-9     an order entered in the minutes of the court, a plat required by
1-10     Section 232.001.  The commissioners court may refuse to approve a
1-11     plat if it does not meet the requirements prescribed by or under
1-12     this chapter or if any bond required under this chapter is not
1-13     filed with the county.
1-14           (b)  The commissioners court may not approve a plat unless
1-15     the plat and other documents have been prepared as required by
1-16     Section 232.0035, if applicable.
1-17           (c)  The commissioners court may require an application fee
1-18     or deposit for its review and inspections for the application.
1-19     This fee or deposit is subject to refund under Section 232.0025(i)
1-20     (1) of this chapter.
1-21           SECTION 2.  This act takes effect September 1, 2001.