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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certification of compliance with county drainage |
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requirements for subdivisions in counties near an international |
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border. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 232.028(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) On the commissioners court's own motion or on the |
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written request of a subdivider, an owner or resident of a lot in a |
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subdivision, or an entity that provides a utility service, the |
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commissioners court shall make the following determinations |
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regarding the land in which the entity or commissioners court is |
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interested that is located within the jurisdiction of the county: |
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(1) whether a plat has been prepared and whether it has |
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been reviewed and approved by the commissioners court; |
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(2) whether water service facilities have been |
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constructed or installed to service the lot or subdivision under |
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Section 232.023 and are fully operable; |
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(3) whether sewer service facilities have been |
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constructed or installed to service the lot or subdivision under |
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Section 232.023 and are fully operable, or if septic systems are |
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used, whether the lot is served by a permitted on-site sewage |
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facility or lots in the subdivision can be adequately and legally |
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served by septic systems under Section 232.023; [and] |
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(4) whether electrical and gas facilities, if |
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available, have been constructed or installed to service the lot or |
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subdivision under Section 232.023; and |
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(5) whether adequate drainage has been constructed or |
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installed to service the lot or subdivision under Section 232.023. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |