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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring certain plats for the subdivision of land to |
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include proof of groundwater supply. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 212.0101(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) If a person submits a plat for the subdivision of a tract |
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of land for which the source of the water supply intended for the |
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subdivision is groundwater under that land, the municipal authority |
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responsible for approving plats by ordinance shall [may] require |
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the plat application to have attached to it a statement that: |
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(1) is prepared by an engineer licensed to practice in |
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this state or a geoscientist licensed to practice in this state; and |
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(2) certifies that adequate groundwater is available |
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for the subdivision. |
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SECTION 2. Section 232.0032(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) If a person submits a plat for the subdivision of a tract |
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of land for which the source of the water supply intended for the |
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subdivision is groundwater under that land, the commissioners court |
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of a county by order shall [may] require the plat application to |
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have attached to it a statement that: |
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(1) is prepared by an engineer licensed to practice in |
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this state or a geoscientist licensed to practice in this state; and |
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(2) certifies that adequate groundwater is available |
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for the subdivision. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall |
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adopt rules implementing the changes in law made by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a plat for the subdivision of a tract of land that is filed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A plat for the subdivision of |
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a tract of land that is filed before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect at the time the application was |
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filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. 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, 2023. |