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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to emergency services requirements for certain plots or |
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tracts of land in the unincorporated area of certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 232, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 232.0035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 232.0035. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: EMERGENCY SERVICES |
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FOR CERTAIN AREAS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies |
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only to a plot or tract of land with at least four residential |
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dwelling units per acre or at least 50 dwelling units that is wholly |
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located in the unincorporated area of a county with a population of |
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400,000 or less. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 232.007, this section applies |
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to a plot or tract of land subject to this section located in a |
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manufactured home community. |
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(c) In addition to any other requirement under law, the |
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commissioners court of a county may by order require that a plot or |
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tract of land subject to this section: |
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(1) contain a number of fire hydrants sufficient to |
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protect the dwellings in the plot or tract from fire; |
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(2) have at least two means of both ingress and egress |
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to provide for sufficient routes of travel for use by emergency |
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vehicles and for use during evacuations resulting from fire or |
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other natural disasters; and |
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(3) be located not more than 10 miles from an emergency |
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services district. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2025. |