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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of street lights along county roads |
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in the unincorporated area of certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 280.003, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 280.003. STREET LIGHTS ON COUNTY ROADS [IN SUBDIVISION
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LOCATED] IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. |
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SECTION 2. Section 280.003, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsections (a), (b), and (c) and adding Subsection |
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(b-1) to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to the unincorporated area of |
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a county: |
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(1) that has any of its territory located within 150 |
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miles of an international boundary; or |
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(2) with a population of more than 650,000 that is |
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adjacent to two counties, each of which has a population of more |
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than 1.8 million. |
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(b) The commissioners court of a county may by order provide |
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for the establishment of street lights along a county road [located
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in a subdivision]. The order may provide for: |
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(1) the installation, operation, and maintenance of |
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the street lights by: |
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(A) the county; or |
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(B) another public or private entity with which |
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the county may contract; |
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(2) the imposition of a fee on landowners [in the
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subdivision] who benefit from the street lights; |
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(3) the collection of a fee imposed under this |
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subsection by the county tax assessor-collector; and |
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(4) any other matter the commissioners court finds |
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necessary to the installation, operation, or maintenance of the |
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street lights. |
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(b-1) Street lights installed by a county: |
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(1) must be installed in a subdivision if the lights |
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are installed by a county described by Subsection (a)(1); and |
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(2) may not be located on private property if the |
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lights are installed by a county described by Subsection (a)(2). |
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(c) This section does not supersede applicable provisions |
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for street light service contained in the tariff of an electric |
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utility that provides service to the area in which the lights are |
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installed [to the subdivision]. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |