81R10727 T
By: Hamilton H.B. No. 3435
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to exempting utility property from impact fees and
assessments in certain districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Title 1, Special District Local Laws Code is
amended by adding Section 1.004 to read as follows:
Sec. 1.004. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND
ASSESSMENTS. (a) This section applies only to a district created
under the following:
(1) Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws
Code;
(2) Subtitle B, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
Code
(3) Subtitle F, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
Code; and
(4) Subtitle I, Title 6, Special District Local Laws
Code.
(b) A district to which this section applies may not impose
an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the
equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:
(1) an electric utility or a power generation company
as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;
(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or
121.001, Utilities Code;
(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by
Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or
(4) a person who provides to the public cable service,
video service or advanced telecommunications services.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.