By Najera                                             H.B. No. 3604
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the requirements for the connection of land to utility
 1-3     service in certain subdivisions in certain counties.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 232.029(c), Local Government Code, is
 1-6     amended to read as follows:
 1-7           (c)  An electric, gas, water, or sewer service utility may
 1-8     serve or connect subdivided land with water, sewer, electricity,
 1-9     gas, or other utility service regardless of whether the utility
1-10     receives a certificate issued by the commissioners court under
1-11     Section 232.028(a) or receives a determination from the
1-12     commissioners court under Section 232.028(b) if the utility is
1-13     provided with a certificate issued by the commissioners court that
1-14     states that:
1-15                 (1)  the subdivided land:
1-16                       (A)  [before September 1, 1995,] was sold or
1-17     conveyed to the person requesting service by any means of
1-18     conveyance, including a contract for deed or executory contract:
1-19                             (i)  before September 1, 1995; or
1-20                             (ii)  before September 1, 1999, if the
1-21     subdivided land is located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of
1-22     a municipality;
1-23                       (B)  is located in a subdivision in which the
 2-1     utility has previously provided service; and
 2-2                       (C)  is the site of construction of a residence,
 2-3     evidenced by at least the existence of a completed foundation, that
 2-4     was begun:
 2-5                             (i)  on or before May 1, 1997; or
 2-6                             (ii)  before May 1, 2003, if the subdivided
 2-7     land is located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a
 2-8     municipality; or
 2-9                 (2)  the land was not subdivided after September 1,
2-10     1995, and:
2-11                       (A)  water service is available within 750 feet
2-12     of the subdivided land; or
2-13                       (B)  water service is available more than 750
2-14     feet from the subdivided land and the extension of water service to
2-15     the land may be feasible, subject to a final determination by the
2-16     water service provider.
2-17           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.