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