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Amend CSHB 1204 as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 13, between "reenacting" and "Subsection", insert "and amending".
(2) On page 2, line 15, between "incorporates." and "The",
insert the following:
On reaching an agreement, the municipality and county shall
certify that the agreement complies with the requirements of this
chapter.
(3) On page 4, strike the underscored text on lines 9-22 and
substitute the following:
If a certified agreement between a county and municipality as
required by Subsection (c) is not in effect on or before January 1,
2004, the municipality and the county must enter into arbitration
as provided by Section 242.0015. If the arbitrator or arbitration
panel, as applicable, has not reached a decision in the 60-day
period as provided by Section 242.0015, the county has exclusive
authority to regulate plats and subdivisions and approve related
permits in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality in
accordance with Chapter 232 and other statutes applicable to
counties. The county retains that exclusive authority only until
the arbitrator or arbitration panel reaches a decision.
(4) On page 5, strike the sentence beginning on line 22 and
substitute the following:
If a certified agreement between a county and municipality is not in
effect on or before January 1, 2004, the parties must arbitrate the
disputed issues.
(5) On page 5, line 27, after "section.", insert "An
arbitration decision under this section is binding on the parties."
(6) On page 6, lines 8 and 9, strike "the effective date of
this section" and substitute "the date the county and the
municipality are required to have an agreement in effect under
Section 242.001(f)".
(7) On page 6, line 12, between "only to the" and
"authority", insert "disputed issues between the county and the
municipality regarding the".
(8) On page 6, line 17, strike "The prevailing part of" and
substitute "The party whose regulatory standards prevail in".
(9) On page 7, strike line 3.