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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain conservation and reclamation |
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districts to impose fees for the construction of certain pipelines |
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and associated infrastructure. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 49.2127, Water Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) In this section: |
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(1) "Developer" means a person who owns land in a |
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district who: |
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(A) has divided or proposes to divide the land |
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into two or more parts; or |
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(B) requests more than two water or sewer service |
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connections on a single contiguous tract of land. |
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(2) "Retail[, "retail] public utility" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 13.002. |
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(e) A district may not impose on a developer that proposes |
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to construct a water or sewer pipeline or associated infrastructure |
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in the district's service area a fee that is greater than the |
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actual, reasonable, and documented costs incurred by the district |
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for review, legal services, engineering services, inspection, |
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construction, repair, and infrastructure relocation or conversion |
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associated with the construction, and any other related costs |
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incurred by the district in association with the construction or a |
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subdivision. |
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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. |