By:  Jackson                                                      S.B. No. 589


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of a political subdivision to require a 
building permit for construction and renovation work on 
county-owned buildings and facilities.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 245, Local Government Code, is amended 
by adding Section 245.0051 to read as follows:
	Sec. 245.0051.  CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION WORK ON 
COUNTY-OWNED BUILDINGS OR FACILITIES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  
(a)  This section applies only to a county with a population of 3.2 
million or more.
	(b)  A political subdivision is not authorized to require a 
county to notify the political subdivision or obtain a permit for 
any new construction or renovation work performed within the limits 
of the political subdivision by the county on county-owned 
buildings or facilities if such construction or renovation work is 
overseen and inspected by a registered professional engineer or 
architect licensed in this state.
	(c)  This section does not exempt a county from complying 
with a political subdivision's standards when performing 
construction or renovation work.
	SECTION 2.  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, 2005.