81R19301 NC-D
By: Chavez, Pickett, Moody H.B. No. 2172
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2172:
By: Raymond C.S.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; or
(2) the county in which the municipality is located.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by Section 580.004, Local
Government Code, as added by this Act, does not apply to a storm
water fee imposed under a contract entered into or renewed before
the effective date of this Act. A contract with a storm water
utility entered into or renewed before the effective date of this
Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the contract was
entered into or renewed, and the former law is continued in effect
for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.