By:  Madla                                            S.B. No. 1532
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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
 1-6     amended to read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 232.002.  Approval by County Required.  (a)  The
 1-8     commissioners court of the county in which the land is located must
 1-9     approve, by an order entered in the minutes of the court, a plat
1-10     required by Section 232.001.  The commissioners court may refuse to
1-11     approve a plat if it does not meet the requirements prescribed by
1-12     or under this chapter or if any bond required under this chapter is
1-13     not 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 of the application.  This
1-19     fee or deposit is subject to refund under Section 232.0025 (i) (1)
1-20     of this chapter.
1-21           SECTION 2.  This act takes effect September 1, 2001.