88R5620 SGM-F
 
  By: Blanco S.B. No. 2542
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to certification of compliance with county drainage
  requirements for subdivisions in counties near an international
  border.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 232.028(b), Local Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  On the commissioners court's own motion or on the
  written request of a subdivider, an owner or resident of a lot in a
  subdivision, or an entity that provides a utility service, the
  commissioners court shall make the following determinations
  regarding the land in which the entity or commissioners court is
  interested that is located within the jurisdiction of the county:
               (1)  whether a plat has been prepared and whether it has
  been reviewed and approved by the commissioners court;
               (2)  whether water service facilities have been
  constructed or installed to service the lot or subdivision under
  Section 232.023 and are fully operable;
               (3)  whether sewer service facilities have been
  constructed or installed to service the lot or subdivision under
  Section 232.023 and are fully operable, or if septic systems are
  used, whether the lot is served by a permitted on-site sewage
  facility or lots in the subdivision can be adequately and legally
  served by septic systems under Section 232.023; [and]
               (4)  whether electrical and gas facilities, if
  available, have been constructed or installed to service the lot or
  subdivision under Section 232.023; and
               (5)  whether adequate drainage has been constructed or
  installed to service the lot or subdivision under Section 232.023.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.