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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 Section 233.1545 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 233.1545. FEE. A county may charge a fee not to exceed |
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$100 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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SECTION 2. Sections 233.153(f) and 233.157(c), Local |
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Government Code, are repealed.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. |