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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to connection of utilities by certain entities in certain |
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subdivisions formerly located in a municipality's extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 212.012(c), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) An entity described by Subsection (b) may serve or |
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connect land with water, sewer, electricity, gas, or other utility |
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service regardless of whether the entity is presented with or |
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otherwise holds a certificate applicable to the land issued under |
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Section 212.0115 if: |
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(1) the land is covered by a development plat approved |
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under Subchapter B or under an ordinance or rule relating to the |
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development plat; |
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(2) the land was first served or connected with |
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service by an entity described by Subsection (b)(1), (b)(2), or |
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(b)(3) before September 1, 1987; [or] |
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(3) the land was first served or connected with |
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service by an entity described by Subsection (b)(4), (b)(5), or |
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(b)(6) before September 1, 1989; or |
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(4) the land was removed from a municipality's |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction under Subchapter D or E, Chapter 42, |
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and the entity holds a certificate of convenience and necessity to |
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serve the land. |
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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. |