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Amend CSHB 730 in SECTION 1.01 of the bill, in added Chapter
430, Property Code, by inserting the following section (page 15,
between lines 68 and 69) and renumbering sections and
cross-references appropriately:
Sec. 430.004. ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN
CONSTRUCTION. For the purpose of this title, the only statutory
warranty and building and performance standards that apply to
residential construction in unincorporated areas of counties that
are considered economically distressed areas as defined by Section
15.001(11) of the Water Code and located within 50 miles of an
international border are the standards established for colonia
housing programs administered by the Texas Department of Housing
and Community Affairs, unless a county commissioners court has
adopted other building and performance standards authorized by
statute.