84R22000 LEH-F
 
  By: Elkins H.B. No. 2682
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2682:
 
  By:  Elkins C.S.H.B. No. 2682
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to certain features required for electronic documents
  recorded with a county clerk in certain counties; authorizing a
  fee.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 195, Local Government Code, is amended
  by adding Section 195.010 to read as follows:
         Sec. 195.010.  ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT FEATURES FOR DOCUMENTS
  FILED IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) In this section:
               (1)  "Extensible Markup Language" means a markup
  metalanguage designed to define data elements using customized
  tags, also referred to as XML.
               (2)  "Model 3 instrument" means an electronic document
  imbedded with Extensible Markup Language data that enables the
  electronic extraction of the instrument's indexing information,
  including all information required to be included in the document
  by applicable law or administrative rule.
         (b)  A county with a population of 3.3 million or more may
  adopt a requirement that an electronic document filed with the
  county clerk must have the features of a model 3 instrument.
         (c)  Notwithstanding Section 195.006, not earlier than the
  first anniversary of the date a county adopts the requirement under
  Subsection (b), the county clerk may charge an additional fee for
  recording an electronic document that does not have all of the
  features of a model 3 instrument.
         (d)  A fee under Subsection (c) may not exceed:
               (1)  $3 for an electronic document recorded on or after
  the first anniversary and before the second anniversary of the date
  the county adopted the requirement; and
               (2)  $5 for an electronic document recorded on or after
  the second anniversary of the date the county adopted the
  requirement.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.