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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the relocation or adjustment of certain facilities for |
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certain municipal projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 54.203(c), Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) The governing body of a municipality may require a |
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certificated telecommunications utility to relocate the utility's |
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facility in a municipal public right-of-way at the municipality's |
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[utility's] expense from their collected right-of-way fees as |
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described by Section 283.051, Local Government Code, to permit the |
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widening or straightening of a street by: |
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(1) giving the utility notice at least 30 days before |
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the date relocation is required [30 days' notice]; and |
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(2) specifying the new location for the facility along |
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the right-of-way of the street. |
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SECTION 2. Section 66.011, Utilities Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) A municipality may require a holder of a state-issued |
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certificate of franchise authority to relocate the holder's |
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facility in a municipal public right-of-way at the municipality's |
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expense to permit the widening or straightening of a street or to |
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accommodate another municipal project by: |
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(1) giving the holder notice at least 30 days before |
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the date relocation is required; and |
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(2) specifying the new location for the facility along |
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the right-of-way. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |