78R6953 DRH-D

By:  Hamric                                                       H.B. No. 3524



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the apportionment of municipal infrastructure 
improvement costs to developers.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 212, Local Government 
Code,  is amended by adding Section 212.904 to read as follows:
	Sec. 212.904.  APPORTIONMENT OF MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE 
IMPROVEMENT COSTS.  If a municipality requires as a condition of  
approval for a development project that the developer bear a 
portion of the costs of municipal infrastructure improvements, the 
developer's portion of those costs may not exceed the amount 
required for infrastructure improvements that are directly 
attributable to the proposed development.
	SECTION 2.  (a)  This Act takes effect immediately if it 
receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each 
house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  
If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate 
effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
	(b)  The change in law made by this Act applies only to  
municipal approval of a development project that occurs on or after 
the effective date of this Act.