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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of sewer service without a certificate of |
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public convenience and necessity. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.242(c), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) The utility commission may by rule allow a municipality |
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or utility or water supply corporation to render retail water |
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service without a certificate of public convenience and necessity |
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if the municipality has given notice under Section 13.255 that it |
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intends to provide retail water service to an area or if the utility |
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or water supply corporation has less than 15 potential connections |
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and is not within the certificated area of another retail public |
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utility. The utility commission may by rule allow a municipality or |
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utility or water supply corporation to render retail sewer service |
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without a certificate of public convenience and necessity if the |
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municipality has given notice under Section 13.255 that it intends |
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to provide retail sewer service to an area or if the utility or |
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water supply corporation has less than 15 potential connections and |
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is not within the certificated area of another retail public |
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utility. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4385 was passed by the House on April |
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28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 4, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4385 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |