Amend HB 489 (house committee printing) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTIONS and renumbering the 
remaining SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Chapter 250, Local Government Code, is 
amended by adding Section 250.007 to read as follows:
	Sec. 250.007.  GRAFFITI REMOVAL.  (a)  A county or 
municipality may require an owner of property within the 
jurisdiction of the county or municipality to remove graffiti from 
the owner's property.
	(b)  Subject to Subsection (e), a requirement adopted under 
this section shall provide that if an owner of property fails to 
remove graffiti not later than the 15th day after the date of 
notice, the county or municipality may:
		(1)  perform the work necessary to remove the graffiti; 
or           
		(2)  pay for the removal of the graffiti and charge the 
expense to the owner of the property.
	(c)  The notice required by Subsection (b) must be given:               
		(1)  personally to the owner in writing;                               
		(2)  by letter sent by certified mail, addressed to the 
owner at the owner's address as contained in the records of the 
appraisal district in which the property is located; or
		(3)  if service cannot be obtained under Subdivision 
(1) or (2):     
			(A)  by publication at least once;                                    
			(B)  by posting the notice on or near the front 
door of each building on the property to which the notice relates; 
or
			(C)  by posting the notice on a placard attached 
to a stake driven into the ground on the property to which the 
notice relates.
	(d)  This section does not apply to active transportation 
infrastructure or sites on which moving equipment or other special 
hazards make graffiti removal impracticable.
	(e)  Subsection (b) does not apply to:                                  
		(1)  an electric utility or power generation company as 
defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code; or
		(2)  a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 
121.001, Utilities Code.
	SECTION ____.  Subchapter C, Chapter 101, Civil Practice and 
Remedies Code, is amended by adding Section 101.067 to read as 
follows:
	Sec. 101.067.  GRAFFITI REMOVAL.  This chapter does not 
apply to a claim for property damage caused by the removal of 
graffiti under Section 250.007, Local Government Code.