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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the enforcement of building code standards for new |
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residential construction in the unincorporated area of a county; |
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providing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 233, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Sections 233.1545 and 233.1546 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 233.1545. FEE. A county may charge a fee not to exceed |
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$125 for each new residential construction project to defray the |
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costs of administering the building code requirements of this |
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subchapter. |
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Sec. 233.1546. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE; CONNECTION OF |
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UTILITIES. (a) This section applies only to new residential |
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construction of a single-family house or duplex. |
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(b) On the written request of a person who builds new |
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residential construction subject to this section, the person for |
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whom the new residential construction is built, or an entity that |
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provides utility service, the commissioners court shall: |
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(1) determine whether the new residential |
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construction meets all requirements applicable under this |
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subchapter; and |
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(2) issue the requesting party a written certificate |
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of its determination. |
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(c) An electric, gas, water, or sewer service utility may |
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not serve or connect new residential construction subject to this |
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section with electricity, gas, water, sewer, or other utility |
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service unless the utility receives a certificate issued by the |
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commissioners court under Subsection (b) that states that the new |
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residential construction meets all requirements applicable under |
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this subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 233.153(f), Local Government Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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new residential construction that commences on or after the |
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effective date of this Act, except that if the county requires |
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notice under Section 233.154(b), Local Government Code, this Act |
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applies only to new residential construction for which notice was |
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given on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |