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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to county authority regarding subdivision platting and |
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land development. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 232, Local |
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Government Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER E. INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING PROVISIONS [IN CERTAIN URBAN
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COUNTIES] |
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SECTION 2. Section 232.106, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 232.106. CONNECTION OF UTILITIES. The [By an order
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adopted and entered in the minutes of the commissioners court, and
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after a notice is published in a newspaper of general circulation in
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the county, the] commissioners court of a county may impose the |
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requirements of Section 232.029 or 232.0291. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter E, Chapter 232, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Sections 232.108 and 232.109 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 232.108. PLAT REQUIREMENTS. The commissioners court |
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may impose the plat requirements prescribed by this chapter or the |
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plat requirements prescribed by Section 232.023, if different. |
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Sec. 232.109. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. The commissioners |
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court may require a limited fire suppression system that requires a |
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developer to construct: |
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(1) for a subdivision of fewer than 50 houses, 2,500 |
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gallons of storage; or |
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(2) for a subdivision of 50 or more houses, 2,500 |
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gallons of storage with a centralized water system or 5,000 gallons |
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of storage. |
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SECTION 4. Section 232.100, Local Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 5. 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. |