87R18714 SMT-F
 
  By: Cyrier H.B. No. 2947
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to county subdivision platting requirements for
  recreational vehicle communities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 232, Local Government
  Code, is amended by adding Section 232.0016 to read as follows:
         Sec. 232.0016.  RECREATIONAL VEHICLE COMMUNITIES. (a)  In
  this section:
               (1)  "Park model recreational vehicle" means a
  recreational vehicle that is built and certified in accordance with
  the American National Standards Institute Park Model Recreational
  Vehicle Standard, commonly cited as "ANSI A119.5."
               (2)  "Recreational vehicle" means a vehicle that:
                     (A)  was originally designed and manufactured
  primarily to provide temporary human habitation for recreational,
  seasonal, or transitional use;
                     (B)  is permanently built on a single chassis; and
                     (C)  is designed to be towed by a motor vehicle or
  is a motor vehicle.
               (3)  "Recreational vehicle community" means a plot or
  tract of land that is separated into two or more spaces:
                     (A)  for which water, wastewater, and electric
  utility services are provided or offered for a fee; and
                     (B)  on which recreational vehicles, including
  park model recreational vehicles, may be located for use and
  occupancy as temporary residences.
         (b)  A recreational vehicle community is not a subdivision of
  land for the purposes of this chapter.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2021.