81R7241 NC-D
By: Chavez H.B. No. 2172
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the exemptions from fees imposed by a municipal storm
water utility on certain property in certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 580, Local Government Code, as effective
April 1, 2009, is amended by adding Section 580.004 to read as
follows:
Sec. 580.004. EXEMPTIONS FROM STORM WATER UTILITY FEES IN
CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) In this section, "storm water utility" means
a legal entity that provides the service of managing, maintaining,
and improving a storm water system.
(b) This section applies only to a storm water utility
located in a county with a population of at least 600,000 and
located on the international border.
(c) A storm water utility established by a municipality may
not impose a storm water fee on property owned by:
(1) a school district located in the municipality
unless the board of trustees of the district consents to the payment
of the fees by entering into a contract with the utility; or
(2) the county in which the municipality is located
unless the commissioners court of the county consents to the
payment of the fees by entering into a contract with the utility.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.