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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure by the developer of the subdivision of |
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planned highway projects that will go through or be adjacent to a |
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subdivision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Title 99, Business & Commerce Code, is amended by |
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adding Chapter 2003 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 2003. ADVERTISING STANDARDS FOR SALE OF PROPERTY LOCATED |
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IN SUBDIVISION |
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Sec. 2003.001. ADVERTISING STANDARDS BEFORE SALE: |
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DISCLOSURE OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS. Brochures, publications, and |
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advertising of any form relating to subdivided land must indicate |
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the location of each highway project that: |
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(1) is contained in: |
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(A) the Texas Department of Transportation's |
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unified transportation program; |
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(B) the Texas Department of Transportation's |
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statewide transportation improvement program; or |
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(C) an official planning document of a local |
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transportation entity, including a regional mobility authority, |
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regional tollway authority, or county toll road authority; and |
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(2) is identified in the planning document as going |
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through or running adjacent to the subdivision. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 212, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 212.0102 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 212.0102. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT: DISCLOSURE OF |
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HIGHWAY PROJECTS. The municipal authority responsible for |
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approving plats by ordinance shall require the plat application to |
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have attached to it a description and map of each highway project |
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that: |
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(1) is contained in: |
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(A) the Texas Department of Transportation's |
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unified transportation program; |
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(B) the Texas Department of Transportation's |
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statewide transportation improvement program; or |
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(C) an official planning document of a local |
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transportation entity, including a regional mobility authority, |
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regional tollway authority, or county toll road authority; and |
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(2) is identified in the planning document as going |
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through or running adjacent to the subdivision. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 232, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 232.0034 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 232.0034. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT: DISCLOSURE OF |
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HIGHWAY PROJECTS. The commissioners court of a county by order |
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shall require a plat application to have attached to it a |
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description and map of each highway project that: |
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(1) is contained in: |
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(A) the Texas Department of Transportation's |
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unified transportation program; |
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(B) the Texas Department of Transportation's |
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statewide transportation improvement program; or |
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(C) an official planning document of a local |
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transportation entity, including a regional mobility authority, |
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regional tollway authority, or county toll road authority; and |
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(2) is identified in the planning document as going |
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through or running adjacent to the subdivision. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |