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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the zoning authority of an eligible barrier island |
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municipality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 7 of the Local Government Code |
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is amended by adding Section 211.018, to read as follows: |
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Section 211.018. ZONING AUTHORITY OF AN ELIGIBLE BARRIER |
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ISLAND MUNICIPALITY |
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(a) An eligible barrier island municipality may, by vote of |
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its governing body, extend its zoning regulations to apply within |
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the entirety of its extra- |
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territorial jurisdiction. |
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(b) If an eligible barrier island municipality exercises |
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the authority granted in this section the zoning regulations of the |
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eligible barrier island municipality control over any County zoning |
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under Chapter 231, Subchapter B of this Code. |
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(c) An eligible barrier island municipality is defined as a |
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municipality that: |
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(1) Has a population over 2,000; |
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(2) Is located entirely on a barrier island in the Gulf |
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of Mexico; and |
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(3) Is located within 30 miles of an international |
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border. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |