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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to exempting utility property from impact fees and |
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assessments in certain districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Title 1, Special District Local Laws Code is |
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amended by adding Section 1.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1.004. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND |
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ASSESSMENTS. (a) This section applies only to a district created |
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under the following: |
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(1) Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws |
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Code; |
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(2) Subtitle B, Title 6, Special District Local Laws |
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Code |
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(3) Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws |
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Code; and |
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(4) Subtitle I, Title 6, Special District Local Laws |
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Code. |
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(b) A district to which this section applies may not impose |
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an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the |
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equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of: |
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(1) an electric utility or a power generation company |
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as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code; |
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(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or |
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121.001, Utilities Code; |
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(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by |
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Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or |
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(4) a person who provides to the public cable service, |
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video service or advanced telecommunications services. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |