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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate within its |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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ARTICLE 1. MUNICIPAL REGULATION IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION |
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PROHIBITED |
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SECTION 1.01. Subchapter A, Chapter 51, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 51.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.004. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE IN EXTRATERRITORIAL |
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JURISDICTION. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and except as |
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provided by Subsection (b), a municipality may not adopt or enforce |
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an ordinance, rule, or other measure that regulates the |
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municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. |
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(b) This section may not be construed to prohibit a |
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municipality from providing municipal services to a resident of the |
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municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction on agreement between |
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the municipality and resident. |
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ARTICLE 2. REGULATORY CONFORMING AMENDMENTS |
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SECTION 2.01. Section 42.044(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The governing body of a municipality may designate any |
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part of its extraterritorial jurisdiction as an industrial district |
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[and may treat the designated area in a manner considered by the |
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governing body to be in the best interests of the municipality]. |
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SECTION 2.02. Section 43.063(e), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) This subsection applies only to a home-rule |
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municipality. If applicable, the notice for each hearing must |
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include: |
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(1) a statement that the completed annexation of the |
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area will expand the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction; |
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(2) a description of the area that would be newly |
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included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction; and |
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(3) a statement of the purpose of extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction designation as provided by Section 42.001[; and |
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[(4) a brief description of each municipal ordinance |
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that would be applicable, as authorized by Section 212.003, in the |
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area that would be newly included in the municipality's |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction]. |
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SECTION 2.03. Section 212.004(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The owner of a tract of land located within the limits |
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[or in the extraterritorial jurisdiction] of a municipality who |
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divides the tract in two or more parts to lay out a subdivision of |
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the tract, including an addition to a municipality, to lay out |
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suburban, building, or other lots, or to lay out streets, alleys, |
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squares, parks, or other parts of the tract intended by the owner of |
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the tract to be dedicated to public use must have a plat of the |
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subdivision prepared. A division of a tract under this subsection |
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includes a division regardless of whether it is made by using a |
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metes and bounds description in a deed of conveyance or in a |
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contract for a deed, by using a contract of sale or other executory |
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contract to convey, or by using any other method. A division of |
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land under this subsection does not include a division of land into |
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parts greater than five acres, where each part has access and no |
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public improvement is being dedicated. |
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SECTION 2.04. Section 212.010(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The municipal authority responsible for approving plats |
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shall approve a plat if: |
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(1) it conforms to the general plan of the |
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municipality and its current and future streets, alleys, parks, |
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playgrounds, and public utility facilities; |
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(2) it conforms to the general plan for the extension |
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of the municipality and its roads, streets, and public highways |
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within the municipality [and in its extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction], taking into account access to and extension of sewer |
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and water mains and the instrumentalities of public utilities; |
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(3) a bond required under Section 212.0106, if |
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applicable, is filed with the municipality; and |
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(4) it conforms to any rules adopted under Section |
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212.002. |
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SECTION 2.05. Section 212.0115(a), Local Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) For the purposes of this section, land is considered to |
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be within the jurisdiction of a municipality if the land is located |
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within the limits [or in the extraterritorial jurisdiction] of the |
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municipality. |
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SECTION 2.06. Section 212.0146(a), Local Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to a replat of a subdivision |
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or a part of a subdivision located in a municipality [or the |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality] with a population |
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of 1.4 million or more. |
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SECTION 2.07. Section 212.015(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Notice of the hearing required under Subsection (a-1) |
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shall be given before the 15th day before the date of the hearing |
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by: |
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(1) publication in an official newspaper or a |
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newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the |
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municipality is located; and |
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(2) [by] written notice, with a copy of Subsection (c) |
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attached, forwarded by the municipal authority responsible for |
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approving plats to the owners of lots that are in the original |
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subdivision and that are within 200 feet of the lots to be |
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replatted, as indicated on the most recently approved municipal tax |
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roll [or in the case of a subdivision within the extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction, the most recently approved county tax roll of the |
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property upon which the replat is requested]. The written notice |
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may be delivered by depositing the notice, properly addressed with |
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postage prepaid, in a post office or postal depository within the |
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boundaries of the municipality. |
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SECTION 2.08. Section 212.0155(a), Local Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies to land located wholly or partly: |
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(1) in the corporate boundaries of a municipality if |
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the municipality: |
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(A) has a population of more than 50,000; and |
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(B) is located wholly or partly in: |
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(i) a county with a population of more than |
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three million; |
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(ii) a county with a population of more than |
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400,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than |
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three million; or |
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(iii) a county with a population of more |
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than 1.4 million: |
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(a) in which two or more |
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municipalities with a population of 300,000 or more are primarily |
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located; and |
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(b) that is adjacent to a county with |
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a population of more than two million; or |
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(2) in the corporate boundaries [or extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction] of a municipality with a population of 1.9 million or |
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more. |
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SECTION 2.09. Section 212.044, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 212.044. PLANS, RULES, AND ORDINANCES. After a public |
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hearing on the matter, the municipality may adopt general plans, |
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rules, or ordinances governing development plats of land within the |
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limits [and in the extraterritorial jurisdiction] of the |
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municipality to promote the health, safety, morals, or general |
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welfare of the municipality and the safe, orderly, and healthful |
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development of the municipality. |
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SECTION 2.10. Section 212.045(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Any person who proposes the development of a tract of |
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land located within the limits [or in the extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction] of the municipality must have a development plat of |
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the tract prepared in accordance with this subchapter and the |
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applicable plans, rules, or ordinances of the municipality. |
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SECTION 2.11. Section 212.047, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 212.047. APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT PLAT. The |
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municipality shall endorse approval on a development plat filed |
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with it if the plat conforms to: |
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(1) the general plans, rules, and ordinances of the |
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municipality concerning its current and future streets, sidewalks, |
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alleys, parks, playgrounds, and public utility facilities; |
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(2) the general plans, rules, and ordinances for the |
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extension of the municipality or the extension, improvement, or |
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widening of its roads, streets, and public highways within the |
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municipality [and in its extraterritorial jurisdiction], taking |
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into account access to and extension of sewer and water mains and |
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the instrumentalities of public utilities; and |
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(3) any general plans, rules, or ordinances adopted |
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under Section 212.044. |
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SECTION 2.12. Section 212.102(1), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(1) "Affected area" means an area that is: |
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(A) in a municipality [or a municipality's |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction]; |
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(B) in a county other than the county in which a |
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majority of the territory of the municipality is located; |
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(C) within the boundaries of one or more school |
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districts other than the school district in which a majority of the |
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territory of the municipality is located; and |
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(D) within the area of or within 1,500 feet of the |
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boundary of an assessment road district in which there are two state |
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highways. |
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SECTION 2.13. Section 214.904(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to a permit required by a |
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municipality to erect or improve a building or other structure in |
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the municipality [or its extraterritorial jurisdiction]. |
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SECTION 2.14. Section 216.003(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Subject to the requirements of this subchapter, a |
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municipality may require the relocation, reconstruction, or |
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removal of any sign within its corporate limits [or |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction]. |
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SECTION 2.15. Section 216.004(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) If a municipality requires the relocation, |
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reconstruction, or removal of a sign within its corporate limits |
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[or extraterritorial jurisdiction], the presiding officer of the |
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governing body of the municipality shall appoint a municipal board |
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on sign control. The board must be composed of: |
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(1) two real estate appraisers, each of whom must be a |
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member in good standing of a nationally recognized professional |
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appraiser society or trade organization that has an established |
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code of ethics, educational program, and professional |
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certification program; |
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(2) one person engaged in the sign business in the |
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municipality; |
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(3) one employee of the Texas Department of |
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Transportation who is familiar with real estate valuations in |
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eminent domain proceedings; and |
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(4) one architect or landscape architect licensed by |
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this state. |
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SECTION 2.16. Section 229.002, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 229.002. REGULATION OF DISCHARGE OF WEAPON. A |
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municipality may not apply a regulation relating to the discharge |
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of firearms or other weapons [in the extraterritorial jurisdiction |
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of the municipality or] in an area annexed by the municipality after |
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September 1, 1981, if the firearm or other weapon is: |
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(1) a shotgun, air rifle or pistol, BB gun, or bow and |
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arrow discharged: |
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(A) on a tract of land of 10 acres or more and |
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more than 150 feet from a residence or occupied building located on |
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another property; and |
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(B) in a manner not reasonably expected to cause |
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a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract; or |
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(2) a center fire or rim fire rifle or pistol of any |
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caliber discharged: |
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(A) on a tract of land of 50 acres or more and |
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more than 300 feet from a residence or occupied building located on |
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another property; and |
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(B) in a manner not reasonably expected to cause |
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a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract. |
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SECTION 2.17. Section 229.003(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 229.002, a municipality may not |
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apply a regulation relating to the discharge of firearms or other |
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weapons [in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality |
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or] in an area annexed by the municipality after September 1, 1981, |
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if the firearm or other weapon is: |
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(1) a shotgun, air rifle or pistol, BB gun, or bow and |
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arrow discharged: |
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(A) on a tract of land of 10 acres or more and: |
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(i) more than 1,000 feet from: |
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(a) the property line of a public |
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tract of land, generally accessible by the public, that is |
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routinely used for organized sporting or recreational activities or |
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that has permanent recreational facilities or equipment; and |
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(b) the property line of a school, |
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hospital, or commercial day-care facility; |
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(ii) more than 600 feet from: |
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(a) the property line of a residential |
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subdivision; and |
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(b) the property line of a multifamily |
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residential complex; and |
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(iii) more than 150 feet from a residence or |
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occupied building located on another property; and |
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(B) in a manner not reasonably expected to cause |
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a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract; |
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(2) a center fire or rim fire rifle or pistol of any |
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caliber discharged: |
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(A) on a tract of land of 50 acres or more and: |
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(i) more than 1,000 feet from: |
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(a) the property line of a public |
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tract of land, generally accessible by the public, that is |
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routinely used for organized sporting or recreational activities or |
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that has permanent recreational facilities or equipment; and |
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(b) the property line of a school, |
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hospital, or commercial day-care facility; |
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(ii) more than 600 feet from: |
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(a) the property line of a residential |
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subdivision; and |
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(b) the property line of a multifamily |
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residential complex; and |
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(iii) more than 300 feet from a residence or |
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occupied building located on another property; and |
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(B) in a manner not reasonably expected to cause |
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a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract; or |
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(3) discharged at a sport shooting range, as defined |
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by Section 250.001, in a manner not reasonably expected to cause a |
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projectile to cross the boundary of a tract of land. |
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SECTION 2.18. Section 229.004(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 229.002, a municipality may not |
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apply a regulation relating to the discharge of firearms or other |
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weapons [in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality |
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or] in an area annexed by the municipality on or before September 1, |
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1981, if the firearm or other weapon is: |
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(1) a shotgun, air rifle or pistol, BB gun, or bow and |
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arrow discharged: |
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(A) on a tract of land of 100 acres or more and |
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more than 150 feet from a residence or occupied building located on |
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another property; and |
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(B) in a manner not reasonably expected to cause |
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a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract; or |
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(2) a center fire or rim fire rifle or pistol of any |
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caliber discharged: |
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(A) on a tract of land of 100 acres or more and |
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more than 300 feet from a residence or occupied building located on |
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another property; and |
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(B) in a manner not reasonably expected to cause |
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a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract. |
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SECTION 2.19. Section 232.006(b), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) If a county elects to operate under this section, |
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Section 232.005 does not apply to the county. The sections of this |
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chapter preceding Section 232.005 do apply to the county in the same |
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manner that they apply to other counties except that: |
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(1) they apply only to tracts of land located outside |
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municipalities [and the extraterritorial jurisdiction of |
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municipalities, as determined under Chapter 42]; |
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(2) the commissioners court of the county, instead of |
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having the powers granted by Sections 232.003(2) and (3), may: |
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(A) require a right-of-way on a street or road |
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that does not function as a main artery in the subdivision of not |
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less than 40 feet or more than 50 feet; and |
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(B) require that the street cut on a main artery |
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within the right-of-way be not less than 30 feet or more than 45 |
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feet, and that the street cut on any other street or road within the |
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right-of-way be not less than 25 feet or more than 35 feet; and |
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(3) Section 232.004(5)(B) does not apply to the |
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county. |
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SECTION 2.20. Section 232.008(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to real property located |
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outside municipalities [and the extraterritorial jurisdiction of |
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municipalities, as determined under Chapter 42]. |
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SECTION 2.21. Section 232.0085(a), Local Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to real property that[: |
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[(1)] is located in the unincorporated area of an |
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affected county, as defined by Section 16.341, Water Code, that: |
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(1) [(A)] has adopted the model rules developed under |
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Section 16.343, Water Code; and |
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(2) [(B)] is located along an international border[; |
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and |
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[(2) if the area is located in the extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction of a municipality, is not subject to a written |
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agreement under Section 242.001 that authorizes the municipality to |
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regulate subdivision plats and approve related permits in the |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction]. |
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SECTION 2.22. Section 232.009(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to real property located |
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outside municipalities [and the extraterritorial jurisdiction of |
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municipalities with a population of 1.5 million or more, as |
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determined under Chapter 42]. |
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SECTION 2.23. Section 232.0095(a), Local Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to real property located |
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outside municipalities [and outside the extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction, as determined under Chapter 42, of municipalities |
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with a population of 1.5 million or more]. |
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SECTION 2.24. Section 232.022(c), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) For [Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), for] |
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purposes of this section, land is considered to be in the |
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jurisdiction of a county if the land is located in the county and |
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outside the corporate limits of municipalities. |
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SECTION 2.25. Section 232.028(g), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(g) The commissioners court may impose a fee for a |
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certificate issued under this section for a subdivision which is |
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located in the county and not within the limits of a municipality. |
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The amount of the fee is [may be the greater of] $30 [or the amount |
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of the fee imposed by the municipality for a subdivision that is |
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located entirely in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the |
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municipality for a certificate issued under Section 212.0115]. [A |
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person who obtains a certificate under this section is not required |
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to obtain a certificate under Section 212.0115.] |
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SECTION 2.26. Section 232.029(p), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(p) The commissioners court may impose a fee for a |
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certificate issued under this section for a subdivision which is |
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located in the county and not within the limits of a municipality. |
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The amount of the fee is [may be the greater of] $30 [or the amount |
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of the fee imposed by the municipality for a subdivision that is |
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located entirely in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the |
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municipality for a certificate issued under Section 212.0115]. [A |
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person who obtains a certificate under this section is not required |
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to obtain a certificate under Section 212.0115.] |
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SECTION 2.27. Section 351.143(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Before a jail facility is conveyed to a receiving |
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county, the district may make changes in or additions to the |
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facility if the board determines that the changes or additions are |
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necessary to: |
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(1) comply with the requirements of that county and, |
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if the facility is located within the jurisdiction of a |
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municipality, comply with the requirements of the municipality in |
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whose limits [or extraterritorial jurisdiction] the facility is |
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located; or |
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(2) adjust to circumstances or requirements that did |
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not exist at the time the original plans for the facility were |
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approved by the board. |
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SECTION 2.28. Sections 372.003(a) and (d), Local Government |
|
Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) If the governing body of a municipality or county finds |
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that it promotes the interests of the municipality or county, the |
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governing body may undertake an improvement project that confers a |
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special benefit on a definable part of the municipality or county |
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[or the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction]. The |
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commissioners court of a county may undertake a project on a |
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definable part of a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction |
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that is located in the county. A project may be undertaken in the |
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municipality or county or the municipality's extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction. |
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(d) A county may establish a public improvement district |
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unless within 30 days of a county's action to approve such a |
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district, a home rule municipality objects to its establishment |
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within the municipality's corporate limits [or extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction]. |
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SECTION 2.29. Sections 375.0922(a) and (b), Local |
|
Government Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction |
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standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of |
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each municipality in whose corporate limits [or extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction] the road project is located. |
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(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits |
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[or extraterritorial jurisdiction] of a municipality, the road |
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project must meet all applicable construction standards, |
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subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which |
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the road project is located. |
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SECTION 2.30. Section 375.304(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The governing body of a municipality by resolution or |
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ordinance may create an authority in an area that is: |
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(1) in the same county as a military installation or |
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facility that is: |
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(A) closed or realigned under the Defense Base |
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Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. Section 2687 note) |
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and its subsequent amendments; or |
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(B) a base efficiency project as defined by |
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Section 379B.001; and |
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(2) in an area that has been annexed [or disannexed] |
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for full or limited purposes under Subchapter F, Chapter 43, by a |
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municipality with a population of at least 1.1 million [or is in the |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality with a population |
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of at least 1.1 million and that has been annexed for limited |
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purposes by the municipality under Subchapter F, Chapter 43]. |
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SECTION 2.31. Section 377.002, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 377.002. SCOPE. [(a)] A municipality may create a |
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district as provided in this chapter in[: |
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[(1)] all or part of the boundaries of the |
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municipality[; |
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[(2) all or part of the boundaries of the municipality |
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and all or part of the boundaries of the municipality's |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction; or |
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[(3) all or part of the municipality's |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction]. |
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[(b) The municipality may include territory outside of the |
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municipality only to the extent that territory is in the |
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municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.] |
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SECTION 2.32. Section 377.021(g), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(g) In the order calling the election, the municipality may |
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provide for the district boundaries to conform automatically to any |
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changes in the boundaries of the portion of the municipality [or the |
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municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction] included in the |
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district, and the election shall be held on one of the four uniform |
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election dates under Section 41.001, Election Code. |
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SECTION 2.33. Section 377.051(d), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) To qualify to serve as a director, a person must reside |
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in the municipality that created the district [or in that |
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municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction]. An employee, |
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officer, or member of the governing body of the municipality may |
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serve as a director, but may not have a personal interest in a |
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contract executed by the district other than as an employee, |
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officer, or member of the governing body of the municipality. |
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SECTION 2.34. Sections 377.072(c) and (d), Local Government |
|
Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsections (d) and (e), the |
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district may use money in the development project fund only to: |
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(1) pay the costs of planning, acquiring, |
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establishing, developing, constructing, or renovating one or more |
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development projects located[: |
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[(A)] in the district; [or |
|
[(B) outside the district, if: |
|
[(i) the project is located in the |
|
extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality that created the |
|
district; |
|
[(ii) the board determines that the |
|
development project will provide an economic benefit to the |
|
district; and |
|
[(iii) the following entities, as |
|
applicable, by resolution approve the development project: |
|
[(a) the municipality that created |
|
the district; and |
|
[(b) each municipality in whose |
|
corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the project is |
|
located;] |
|
(2) pay the principal of, interest on, and other costs |
|
relating to bonds or other obligations issued by the district or to |
|
refund bonds or other obligations; or |
|
(3) pay the costs of operating or maintaining one or |
|
more development projects during the planning, acquisition, |
|
establishment, development, construction, or renovation or while |
|
bonds or other obligations for the planning, acquisition, |
|
establishment, development, construction, or renovation are |
|
outstanding. |
|
(d) A district located in a county with a population of 3.3 |
|
million or more may use money in the development project fund only |
|
to: |
|
(1) pay the costs of planning, acquiring, |
|
establishing, developing, constructing, or renovating one or more |
|
development projects beneficial to the district if the projects are |
|
in the district boundaries [or the extraterritorial jurisdiction] |
|
of the municipality where the district is located; |
|
(2) pay the principal of, interest on, and other costs |
|
relating to bonds or other obligations issued by the district or to |
|
refund bonds or other obligations; or |
|
(3) pay the costs of operating or maintaining one or |
|
more development projects during the planning, acquisition, |
|
establishment, development, construction, or renovation or while |
|
bonds or other obligations for the planning, acquisition, |
|
establishment, development, construction, or renovation are |
|
outstanding. |
|
SECTION 2.35. Section 380.001(a), Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) The governing body of a municipality may establish and |
|
provide for the administration of one or more programs, including |
|
programs for making loans and grants of public money and providing |
|
personnel and services of the municipality, to promote state or |
|
local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial |
|
activity in the municipality. For purposes of this subsection, a |
|
municipality includes an area that[: |
|
[(1)] has been annexed by the municipality for limited |
|
purposes[; or |
|
[(2) is in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the |
|
municipality]. |
|
SECTION 2.36. Section 382.109(b), Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction |
|
standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory |
|
ordinances of each municipality in whose corporate limits [or |
|
extraterritorial jurisdiction] the district is located. If the |
|
district is located outside the corporate limits [extraterritorial |
|
jurisdiction] of a municipality, a road project must meet all |
|
applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision |
|
requirements, and regulatory ordinances of each county in which the |
|
district is located. |
|
SECTION 2.37. Section 382.113(c), Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(c) Before a district may adopt an order adding or excluding |
|
land, the district must obtain the consent of[: |
|
[(1)] the county that created the district by a |
|
resolution of the county commissioners court[; and |
|
[(2) a municipality in whose extraterritorial |
|
jurisdiction the district is located by a resolution adopted by the |
|
municipality's governing body]. |
|
SECTION 2.38. Section 395.001(9), Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(9) "Service area" means the area within the corporate |
|
boundaries [or extraterritorial jurisdiction, as determined under |
|
Chapter 42,] of the political subdivision to be served by the |
|
capital improvements or facilities expansions specified in the |
|
capital improvements plan, except roadway facilities and storm |
|
water, drainage, and flood control facilities. The service area, |
|
for the purposes of this chapter, may include all or part of the |
|
land within the political subdivision [or its extraterritorial |
|
jurisdiction], except for roadway facilities and storm water, |
|
drainage, and flood control facilities. For roadway facilities, |
|
the service area is limited to an area within the corporate |
|
boundaries of the political subdivision and shall not exceed six |
|
miles. For storm water, drainage, and flood control facilities, the |
|
service area may include all or part of the land within the |
|
political subdivision [or its extraterritorial jurisdiction], but |
|
shall not exceed the area actually served by the storm water, |
|
drainage, and flood control facilities designated in the capital |
|
improvements plan and shall not extend across watershed boundaries. |
|
SECTION 2.39. Section 395.011(b), Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) Political subdivisions may enact or impose impact fees |
|
on land within their corporate boundaries [or extraterritorial |
|
jurisdictions] only by complying with this chapter[, except that |
|
impact fees may not be enacted or imposed in the extraterritorial |
|
jurisdiction for roadway facilities]. |
|
SECTION 2.40. Section 395.058(b), Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) The advisory committee is composed of not less than five |
|
members who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the governing |
|
body of the political subdivision. Not less than 40 percent of the |
|
membership of the advisory committee must be representatives of the |
|
real estate, development, or building industries who are not |
|
employees or officials of a political subdivision or governmental |
|
entity. If the political subdivision has a planning and zoning |
|
commission, the commission may act as the advisory committee if the |
|
commission includes at least one representative of the real estate, |
|
development, or building industry who is not an employee or |
|
official of a political subdivision or governmental entity. If no |
|
such representative is a member of the planning and zoning |
|
commission, the commission may still act as the advisory committee |
|
if at least one such representative is appointed by the political |
|
subdivision as an ad hoc voting member of the planning and zoning |
|
commission when it acts as the advisory committee. [If the impact |
|
fee is to be applied in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the |
|
political subdivision, the membership must include a |
|
representative from that area.] |
|
SECTION 2.41. Section 397A.057, Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 397A.057. COORDINATION WITH OTHER PLANS AND |
|
STUDIES. The compatible development standards and regulations |
|
adopted under this subchapter must be coordinated with: |
|
(1) the county plan for growth and development of the |
|
participating county or a county located in the regional military |
|
sustainability commission's territory; and |
|
(2) [the comprehensive plan of the participating |
|
municipality; and |
|
[(3)] the most recent Joint Land Use Study, if the |
|
commission makes a finding that the conclusions of the study |
|
accurately reflect circumstances in the territory. |
|
SECTION 2.42. Section 397A.107, Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 397A.107. COORDINATION WITH OTHER PLANS AND |
|
STUDIES. The compatible development standards and regulations |
|
adopted under this subchapter must be coordinated with: |
|
(1) the county plan for growth and development of the |
|
participating county or a county located in the regional military |
|
sustainability commission's territory; and |
|
(2) [the comprehensive plan of the participating |
|
municipality; and |
|
[(3)] the most recent Joint Land Use Study, if the |
|
commission makes a finding that the conclusions of the study |
|
accurately reflect circumstances in the territory. |
|
SECTION 2.43. Section 507.103(b), Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) Before exercising the power of eminent domain under this |
|
chapter, a spaceport development corporation must obtain a |
|
resolution approving the proposed condemnation from the governing |
|
body of a county or municipality in which the property is located. |
|
[For purposes of this chapter, territory in the extraterritorial |
|
jurisdiction of a municipality is considered to be in the |
|
jurisdiction of the municipality.] |
|
SECTION 2.44. Section 551.006(a), Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) A municipality with a population of 20,000 or more by |
|
ordinance shall require an installer of an irrigation system: |
|
(1) to hold a license issued under Section 1903.251, |
|
Occupations Code; and |
|
(2) to obtain a permit before installing a system |
|
within the territorial limits [or extraterritorial jurisdiction] |
|
of the municipality. |
|
SECTION 2.45. Section 551.007, Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 551.007. WATER CONSERVATION BY HOME-RULE |
|
MUNICIPALITY. A home-rule municipality may adopt and enforce |
|
ordinances requiring water conservation in the municipality [and by |
|
customers of the municipality's municipally owned water and sewer |
|
utility in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality]. |
|
SECTION 2.46. Section 552.044(8), Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(8) "Service area" means the municipal boundaries and |
|
any other land areas outside the municipal boundaries which, as a |
|
result of topography or hydraulics, contribute overland flow into |
|
the watersheds served by the drainage system of a municipality; |
|
provided, however, that [in no event may] a service area may not |
|
extend farther than the municipal boundaries [of a municipality's |
|
current extraterritorial jurisdiction], and [nor], except as |
|
provided by Section 552.0451, [may] a service area of one |
|
municipality may not extend into the boundaries of another |
|
municipality. The service area is to be established in the |
|
ordinance establishing the drainage utility. [Provided, that no |
|
municipality shall extend a service area outside of its municipal |
|
boundaries except: |
|
[(A) a municipality of more than 500,000 |
|
population located within 50 miles of an international border; |
|
[(B) a municipality all or part of which is |
|
located over or within the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone or the |
|
Edwards Aquifer transition zone, as designated by the Texas Natural |
|
Resource Conservation Commission; or |
|
[(C) as provided by Section 552.0451.] |
|
SECTION 2.47. Section 552.045(e), Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(e) The municipality by ordinance may adopt and enforce |
|
rules as it considers appropriate to operate the drainage utility |
|
system. [Provided, however, that the prohibitions contained in |
|
Section 212.003(a) of the Local Government Code relating to |
|
quasi-zoning and other land use regulations in the extraterritorial |
|
jurisdiction of a municipality shall apply to any rule or ordinance |
|
adopted or enacted by the municipality under this Act, except that |
|
rates may be established using impervious cover measurements |
|
relating to land use and building size.] |
|
SECTION 2.48. Section 552.0451(a), Local Government Code, |
|
is amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) A municipality with a population of more than 900,000 |
|
located in one or more counties with a population of less than 1.5 |
|
million as of the 1990 federal census may extend its service area[: |
|
[(1)] into the boundaries of another municipality if: |
|
(1) [(A)] before the extension water from the |
|
municipality to which the service area is to be extended regularly |
|
drains into the drainage system of the municipality extending its |
|
service area; and |
|
(2) [(B)] the extension is provided for by an |
|
interlocal agreement between the municipalities[; or |
|
[(2) beyond its municipal boundaries into an |
|
unincorporated area of its extraterritorial jurisdiction if: |
|
[(A) before the extension water from the area to |
|
which the service area is to be extended regularly drains into the |
|
drainage system of the municipality extending its service area; and |
|
[(B) the extension is provided for by an |
|
interlocal agreement between the municipality extending its |
|
service area and the county containing the area to which the service |
|
area is to be extended]. |
|
SECTION 2.49. Section 552.907(a), Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) This section applies only to territory located in a |
|
municipality [or in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a |
|
municipality] and located over the recharge zone of an aquifer that |
|
provides all or part of the water supply of the municipality. |
|
ARTICLE 3. REPEALER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS |
|
SECTION 3.01. Section 43.052(f-1), Local Government Code, |
|
is amended to read as follows: |
|
(f-1) In addition to the notice provided under Subsection |
|
(f), a home-rule municipality, before the 90th day after the date |
|
the municipality adopts or amends an annexation plan under this |
|
section, shall give written notice as provided by this subsection |
|
to each property owner in any area that would be newly included in |
|
the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction as a result of the |
|
proposed annexation. For purposes of this subsection, a property |
|
owner is the owner as indicated by the appraisal records furnished |
|
by the appraisal district for each county in which the area that |
|
would be newly included in the municipality's extraterritorial |
|
jurisdiction is located. The notice must include: |
|
(1) a description of the area that has been included in |
|
the municipality's annexation plan; |
|
(2) a statement that the completed annexation of that |
|
area will expand the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction |
|
to include all or part of the property owner's property; and |
|
(3) a statement of the purpose of extraterritorial |
|
jurisdiction designation as provided by Section 42.001[; and |
|
[(4) a brief description of each municipal ordinance |
|
that would be applicable, as authorized by Section 212.003, in the |
|
area that would be newly included in the municipality's |
|
extraterritorial jurisdiction]. |
|
SECTION 3.02. Section 43.0561(e), Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(e) This subsection applies only to a home-rule |
|
municipality. If applicable, the notice for each hearing must |
|
include: |
|
(1) a statement that the completed annexation of the |
|
area will expand the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction; |
|
(2) a description of the area that would be newly |
|
included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction; and |
|
(3) a statement of the purpose of extraterritorial |
|
jurisdiction designation as provided by Section 42.001[; and |
|
[(4) a brief description of each municipal ordinance |
|
that would be applicable, as authorized by Section 212.003, in the |
|
area that would be newly included in the municipality's |
|
extraterritorial jurisdiction]. |
|
SECTION 3.03. Section 43.063(e), Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(e) This subsection applies only to a home-rule |
|
municipality. If applicable, the notice for each hearing must |
|
include: |
|
(1) a statement that the completed annexation of the |
|
area will expand the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction; |
|
(2) a description of the area that would be newly |
|
included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction; and |
|
(3) a statement of the purpose of extraterritorial |
|
jurisdiction designation as provided by Section 42.001[; and |
|
[(4) a brief description of each municipal ordinance |
|
that would be applicable, as authorized by Section 212.003, in the |
|
area that would be newly included in the municipality's |
|
extraterritorial jurisdiction]. |
|
SECTION 3.04. Section 212.0085, Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 212.0085. APPROVAL PROCEDURE: APPLICABILITY. The |
|
approval procedures under this subchapter apply to a municipality |
|
regardless of whether the municipality has entered into an |
|
interlocal agreement[, including an interlocal agreement between a |
|
municipality and county under Section 242.001(d)]. |
|
SECTION 3.05. Section 212.904(a), Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) If a municipality requires[, including under an |
|
agreement under Chapter 242,] as a condition of approval for a |
|
property development project that the developer bear a portion of |
|
the costs of municipal infrastructure improvements by the making of |
|
dedications, the payment of fees, or the payment of construction |
|
costs, the developer's portion of the costs may not exceed the |
|
amount required for infrastructure improvements that are roughly |
|
proportionate to the proposed development as approved by a |
|
professional engineer who holds a license issued under Chapter |
|
1001, Occupations Code, and is retained by the municipality. The |
|
municipality's determination shall be completed within thirty days |
|
following the submission of the developer's application for |
|
determination under this subsection. |
|
SECTION 3.06. Section 216.015(a), Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) The legislature declares that it would not have enacted |
|
the following without the inclusion of Section 216.010(a), to the |
|
extent that provision excludes methods of compensation not |
|
specifically authorized by that provision: |
|
(1) this subchapter; |
|
(2) [Section 216.902; |
|
[(3)] Article 2, Chapter 221, Acts of the 69th |
|
Legislature, Regular Session, 1985 (codified as Chapter 394, |
|
Transportation Code); and |
|
(3) [(4)] the amendments made to Section 3, Property |
|
Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act (codified as Chapter 312, Tax |
|
Code) by Article 4, Chapter 221, Acts of the 69th Legislature, |
|
Regular Session, 1985. |
|
SECTION 3.07. Section 232.0015(b), Local Government Code, |
|
is amended to read as follows: |
|
(b) This [Except as provided by Section 232.0013, this] |
|
subchapter does not apply to a subdivision of land to which |
|
Subchapter B applies. |
|
SECTION 3.08. Section 232.0023, Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 232.0023. APPROVAL PROCEDURE: APPLICABILITY. The plat |
|
application approval procedures under this subchapter apply to a |
|
county regardless of whether the county has entered into an |
|
interlocal agreement[, including an interlocal agreement between a |
|
municipality and county under Section 242.001(d)]. |
|
SECTION 3.09. Section 232.110(a), Local Government Code, is |
|
amended to read as follows: |
|
(a) If, under any authority expressly authorized by this |
|
chapter, a county requires, [including under an agreement under |
|
Chapter 242,] as a condition of approval for a property development |
|
project that the developer bear a portion of the costs of county |
|
infrastructure improvements by the making of dedications, the |
|
payment of fees, or the payment of construction costs, the |
|
developer's portion of the costs may not exceed the amount required |
|
for infrastructure improvements that are roughly proportionate to |
|
the proposed development as approved by a professional engineer who |
|
holds a license issued under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code, and is |
|
retained by the county. The county's determination shall be |
|
completed within thirty days following the submission of the |
|
developer's application for determination under this subsection. |
|
SECTION 3.10. Section 8230.005, Special District Local Laws |
|
Code, is amended to read as follows: |
|
Sec. 8230.005. CERTAIN LAWS INAPPLICABLE TO CREATION OF |
|
DISTRICT. The district was created notwithstanding any provision |
|
of [Section 212.003, Local Government Code,] Chapter 42 or 43, |
|
Local Government Code, or Section 54.016, Water Code, and to the |
|
extent of the creation of the district only, those provisions shall |
|
have no application. |
|
SECTION 3.11. Section 16.343(f), Water Code, is amended to |
|
read as follows: |
|
(f) The model rules may impose a platting or replatting |
|
requirement pursuant to Subsection (b)(2), (c)(2), or (d). A |
|
[Except as may be required by an agreement developed under Chapter |
|
242, Local Government Code, a] municipality that has adopted the |
|
model rules may impose the applicable platting requirements of |
|
Chapter 212, Local Government Code, and a county that has adopted |
|
the model rules may impose the applicable platting requirements of |
|
Chapter 232, Local Government Code, to real property that is |
|
required to be platted or replatted by the model rules under this |
|
section. |
|
ARTICLE 4. REPEALER |
|
SECTION 4.01. The following provisions of the Local |
|
Government Code are repealed: |
|
(1) Section 42.904; |
|
(2) Section 212.001(1); |
|
(3) Section 212.0025; |
|
(4) Section 212.003; |
|
(5) Section 212.007; |
|
(6) Sections 212.012(d), (e), and (f); |
|
(7) Section 216.0035; |
|
(8) Section 216.902; |
|
(9) Section 232.0013; |
|
(10) Section 232.022(c-1); |
|
(11) Section 233.031(b); |
|
(12) Section 233.153(c); |
|
(13) Chapter 242; |
|
(14) Section 352.119(a); |
|
(15) Section 382.001(a)(4); |
|
(16) Section 386.002; |
|
(17) Section 395.011(c); |
|
(18) Section 399.007(c); |
|
(19) Section 551.004; |
|
(20) Section 551.005(b); and |
|
(21) Section 562.012(d). |
|
SECTION 4.02. The following provisions are repealed: |
|
(1) Article 4.11(c), Code of Criminal Procedure; |
|
(2) Section 26.045(f), Government Code; |
|
(3) Section 27.031(c), Government Code; and |
|
(4) Section 394.062(b), Transportation Code. |
|
ARTICLE 5. EFFECTIVE DATE |
|
SECTION 5.01. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |