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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to municipal delegation of certain subdivision plat or |
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replat approval responsibility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 212.0065(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The governing body of a municipality may delegate to one |
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or more officers or employees of the municipality or of a utility |
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owned or operated by the municipality the ability to approve: |
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(1) amending plats described by Section 212.016; |
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(2) minor plats or replats involving [four or fewer] |
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lots fronting on an existing street, including replats establishing |
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or modifying the location of a public right-of-way or public access |
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[and not requiring the creation of any new street or the extension
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of municipal facilities]; or |
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(3) a replat under Section 212.0145 involving lots |
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fronting on an existing street, including replats establishing or |
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modifying the location of a public right-of-way or public access |
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[that does not require the creation of any new street or the
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extension of municipal facilities]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |