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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to providing street lights in a subdivision in the |
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unincorporated area of certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 280, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 280.003 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 280.003. STREET LIGHTS IN SUBDIVISION LOCATED IN |
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CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to the |
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unincorporated area of a county that has any of its territory |
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located within 150 miles of an international boundary. |
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(b) The commissioners court of the county may by order |
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provide for the establishment of street lights along a county road |
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located in a subdivision. The order may provide for: |
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(1) the installation, operation, and maintenance of |
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the street lights by: |
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(A) the county; or |
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(B) another public or private entity with which |
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the county may contract; |
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(2) the imposition of a fee on landowners in the |
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subdivision who benefit from the street lights; |
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(3) collection of a fee imposed under this subsection |
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by: |
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(A) the county; or |
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(B) another public or private entity with which |
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the county may contract; and |
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(4) any other matter the commissioners court finds |
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necessary to the installation, operation, or maintenance of the |
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street lights. |
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(c) This section does not supersede applicable provisions |
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for street light service contained in the tariff of an electric |
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utility that provides service to the subdivision. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |