Amend SB 1816 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 233.152, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 233.152. APPLICABILITY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this [This] subchapter applies only to new residential construction in a county that has adopted a resolution or order requiring the application of the provisions of this subchapter and that:
(1) is located within 50 miles of an international border; or
(2) has a population of more than 100.
(b) This subchapter does not apply to new residential construction if:
(1) the property on which the new residential construction is located is appraised for ad valorem tax purposes as land for agricultural use or open-space land under Subchapter C or D, Chapter 23, Tax Code;
(2) the new residential construction will not be located within 1,000 feet of a platted subdivision;
(3) the new residential construction is intended to be used as the primary residence of an individual who is the builder of, or acts as the general contractor for, the construction; and
(4) the new residential construction is:
(A) the first residential construction, as described by Section 233.151(a)(1), to be built on the property; or
(B) an addition to an existing single-family house or duplex, as described by Section 233.151(a)(2).
SECTION ____. Subchapter F, Chapter 233, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 233.1546 to read as follows:
Sec. 233.1546. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE; CONNECTION OF UTILITIES. (a) A county may require the issuance of a certificate of compliance as a precondition to obtaining utility services as provided by this section.
(b) The county shall, not later than the fifth business day after the date a request is received under this subsection, issue the requesting party a written certificate of compliance if:
(1) the county receives a written request from a person who builds new residential construction subject to this section, the person for whom the new residential construction is built, or an entity that provides utility service; and
(2) the requesting party demonstrates that the new residential construction has complied with all requirements applicable under this subchapter.
(c) An electric, gas, water, or sewer service utility may not permanently serve or connect new residential construction subject to this section with electricity, gas, water, sewer, or other utility service unless the utility receives a certificate issued by the county that states that compliance with all requirements applicable under this subchapter was demonstrated as provided by Subsection (b).
(d) Subsection (c) does not prevent the temporary use or connection of utilities necessary to complete new residential construction, including temporary use or connection of utilities to pass an inspection under this subchapter.
SECTION ____. The changes in law made by Section 233.152, Local Government Code, as amended by this Act, and Section 233.1546, Local Government Code, as added by this Act, apply only to new residential construction that commences on or after the effective date of this Act, except that if the county requires notice under Section 233.154(b), Local Government Code, the changes in law described by this section apply only to new residential construction for which notice was given on or after the effective date of this Act.