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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing counties to require the submission of |
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digital maps in connection with the county plat approval process. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 232.001, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) The commissioners court may require a plat application |
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submitted for approval to include a digital map that is compatible |
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with other mapping systems used by the county and that |
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georeferences the subdivision plat and related public |
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infrastructure using the Texas Coordinate Systems adopted under |
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Section 21.071, Natural Resources Code. A digital map required |
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under this subsection may be required only in a format widely used |
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by common geographic information system software. A requirement |
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adopted under this subsection must provide for an exemption from |
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the requirement if the owner of the tract submits with the plat |
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application an acknowledged statement indicating that the digital |
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mapping technology necessary to submit a map that complies with |
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this subsection was not reasonably accessible. |
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SECTION 2. Section 232.023, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) The commissioners court may require a plat application |
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submitted for approval to include a digital map that is compatible |
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with other mapping systems used by the county and that |
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georeferences the subdivision plat and related public |
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infrastructure using the Texas Coordinate Systems adopted under |
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Section 21.071, Natural Resources Code. A digital map required |
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under this subsection may be required only in a format widely used |
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by common geographic information system software. A requirement |
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adopted under this subsection must provide for an exemption from |
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the requirement if the subdivider of the tract submits with the plat |
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application an acknowledged statement indicating that the digital |
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mapping technology necessary to submit a map that complies with |
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this subsection was not reasonably accessible. |
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SECTION 3. Section 232.072, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The commissioners court may require a plat application |
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submitted for approval to include a digital map that is compatible |
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with other mapping systems used by the county and that |
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georeferences the subdivision plat and related public |
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infrastructure using the Texas Coordinate Systems adopted under |
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Section 21.071, Natural Resources Code. A digital map required |
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under this subsection may be required only in a format widely used |
|
by common geographic information system software. A requirement |
|
adopted under this subsection must provide for an exemption from |
|
the requirement if the owner of the tract submits with the plat |
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application an acknowledged statement indicating that the digital |
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mapping technology necessary to submit a map that complies with |
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this subsection was not reasonably accessible. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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