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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to county transportation access plans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 615, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding a new subchapter E to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER E. COUNTY |
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TRANSPORTATION ACCESS PLANS |
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SECTION 615.201 APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to |
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the approval, issuance, or renewal of a license, permit, or |
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registration under the provisions of Chapter 27 of the Water Code |
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for any location within the unincorporated area of a county. |
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SECTION 615.202 ACCESS PLAN REQUIRED. Before the approval, |
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issuance, or renewal of a license, permit, or registration subject |
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to this subchapter, an access plan approved by the county shall be |
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filed with the reviewing agency. |
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SECTION 615.203 ADDITIONAL COSTS RECOVERY. The access plan |
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shall provide for recovery by the county for any additional costs to |
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the county for construction or maintenance of county roads for |
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access to the licensed, permitted or registered site. The |
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additional costs, if any, shall be determined by an analysis |
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completed by an independent licensed professional engineer. |
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SECTION 615.204 WAIVER. By order of the commissioners court, |
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a county may waive the requirements of this subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |