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AN ACT
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relating to a limitation on a county's authority to require a cash |
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bond before approving the construction of a pipeline. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 240, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 240.911 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 240.911. BOND FOR PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION. A county may |
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not require a cash bond as a condition of approval for the |
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construction of a pipeline in the county's boundaries. |
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SECTION 2. Section 240.911, Local Government Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to an application for approval to |
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construct a pipeline filed with a county on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 206 was passed by the House on April |
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23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 114, Nays 34, 1 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. 206 was passed by the Senate on May |
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12, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 3. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |