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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to utility connections on certain tracts of land in |
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certain counties near an international border. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 232.029, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (k) and |
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(l) to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (c) and |
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(k) or Section 232.037(c), a utility may not serve or connect any |
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subdivided land with electricity or gas unless the entity receives |
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a determination from the county commissioners court under Section |
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232.028(b)(2) that adequate water and sewer services have been |
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installed to service the subdivision. |
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(k) The commissioners court may allow a utility that does |
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not hold a certificate issued by, or has not received a |
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determination from, the commissioners court under this subchapter |
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to serve or connect subdivided land with electricity or gas if the |
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land was subdivided and three or more of the lots in the subdivided |
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land, including the lot proposed for service or a connection, were |
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served or connected by the utility before January 1, 2001. |
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(l) Notwithstanding Subsection (k), a utility may not serve |
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or connect subdivided land as described by that subsection if, on or |
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after September 1, 2007, any portion of that land is improved or if |
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any existing improvements on that land are modified. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |