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Amend HB 1937 by adding the following appropriately numbered 
SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONs of the bill 
accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 54.012, Local Government Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 54.012.  CIVIL ACTION.  A municipality may bring a civil 
action for the enforcement of an ordinance:
		(1)  for the preservation of public safety, relating to 
the materials or methods used to construct a building or other 
structure or improvement, including the foundation, structural 
elements, electrical wiring or apparatus, plumbing and fixtures, 
entrances, or exits;

		(2)  relating to the preservation of public health or 
to the fire safety of a building or other structure or improvement, 
including provisions relating to materials, types of construction 
or design, interior configuration, illumination, warning devices, 
sprinklers or other fire suppression devices, availability of water 
supply for extinguishing fires, or location, design, or width of 
entrances or exits;
		(3)  for zoning that provides for the use of land or 
classifies a parcel of land according to the municipality's 
district classification scheme;
		(4)  establishing criteria for land subdivision or 
construction of buildings, including provisions relating to street 
width and design, lot size, building width or elevation, setback 
requirements, or utility service specifications or requirements;
		(5)  implementing civil penalties under this 
subchapter for conduct classified by statute as a Class C 
misdemeanor;
		(6)  relating to dangerously damaged or deteriorated 
structures or improvements;
		(7)  relating to conditions caused by accumulations of 
refuse, vegetation, or other matter that creates breeding and 
living places for insects and rodents;
		(8)  relating to the interior configuration, design, 
illumination, or visibility of business premises exhibiting for 
viewing by customers while on the premises live or mechanically or 
electronically displayed entertainment intended to provide sexual 
stimulation or sexual gratification; [or]
		(9)  relating to point source effluent limitations or 
the discharge of a pollutant, other than from a non-point source, 
into a sewer system, including a sanitary or storm water sewer 
system, owned or controlled by the municipality; or
		(10)  relating to energy conservation or energy 
efficiency only in a municipality with a population of more than 
650,000 that has a governing body consisting only of members who are 
elected at large and has a city manager form of government.