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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the application requirements for a local project |
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permit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a-1), Section 245.002, Local |
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Government Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Rights to which a permit applicant is entitled under |
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this chapter accrue on the filing of a required [an] original |
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application or plan for development or plat application that gives |
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the regulatory agency fair notice that is sufficient to enable a |
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reasonably prudent person to understand [of] the project and the |
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nature of the permit sought. An application or plan is considered |
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filed on the date the applicant delivers the application or plan to |
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the regulatory agency or deposits the application or plan with the |
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United States Postal Service by certified mail addressed to the |
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regulatory agency. A certified mail receipt obtained by the |
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applicant at the time of deposit is prima facie evidence of the date |
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the application or plan was deposited with the United States Postal |
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Service. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |