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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to county authority to enforce minimum infrastructure |
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standards for manufactured home rental communities; providing |
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penalties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 232.005(a) and (b), Local Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) At the request of the commissioners court, the county |
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attorney or other prosecuting attorney for the county may file an |
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action in a court of competent jurisdiction to: |
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(1) enjoin the violation or threatened violation of a |
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requirement established by, or adopted by the commissioners court |
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under a preceding section of this chapter or Section 232.007; or |
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(2) recover damages in an amount adequate for the |
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county to undertake any construction or other activity necessary to |
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bring about compliance with a requirement established by, or |
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adopted by the commissioners court under a preceding section of |
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this chapter or Section 232.007. |
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(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or |
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intentionally violates a requirement established by, or adopted by |
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the commissioners court under a preceding section of this chapter |
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or Section 232.007. An offense under this subsection is a Class B |
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misdemeanor. This subsection does not apply to a violation for |
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which a criminal penalty is prescribed by Section 232.0048. |
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SECTION 2. Section 232.007(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A manufactured home rental community is not a |
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subdivision, and Sections 232.001-232.0048 and 232.006 |
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[232.001-232.006] do not apply to the community. |
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SECTION 3. Section 232.005(b), Local Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to an offense committed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. For purposes of this section, |
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an offense is committed before the effective date of this Act if any |
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element of the offense occurs before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |