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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to fees for pipeline construction imposed by certain |
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districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 49, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 49.2127 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 49.2127. PIPELINE FEES AND REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY |
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CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a) In this section, "retail public utility" |
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has the meaning assigned by Section 13.002. |
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(b) This section applies only to a district whose territory |
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is located wholly or partly in a county: |
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(1) located on the Gulf of Mexico and an international |
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border; or |
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(2) adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1). |
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(c) Notwithstanding Section 49.002, this section prevails |
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over a special law governing a district. |
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(d) A district may not impose on a retail public utility |
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that proposes to construct a water or sewer pipeline or associated |
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infrastructure in the district's service area: |
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(1) requirements for constructing the pipeline that |
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are unduly burdensome; or |
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(2) a fee or deposit that is greater than: |
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(A) the actual and reasonable costs to review and |
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approve the proposed construction; or |
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(B) $200. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |