S.B. No. 1676
AN ACT
relating to fees charged by certain counties near international
borders for issuing certain utility certificates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (g), Section 232.028, Local
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(g) The commissioners court may impose a fee for a
certificate issued under this section for a subdivision [part of]
which is located in the county and not within the limits [the
extraterritorial jurisdiction] of a municipality [and part of which
is not located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the
municipality]. The amount of the fee may be the greater of $30 or
the amount of the fee imposed by the municipality for a subdivision
that is located entirely in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of
the municipality for a certificate issued under Section 212.0115.
A person who obtains a certificate under this section is not
required to obtain a certificate under Section 212.0115.
SECTION 2. Section 232.029, Local Government Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (n) to read as follows:
(n) The commissioners court may impose a fee for a
certificate issued under this section for a subdivision which is
located in the county and not within the limits of a municipality.
The amount of the fee may be the greater of $30 or the amount of the
fee imposed by the municipality for a subdivision that is located
entirely in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality
for a certificate issued under Section 212.0115. A person who
obtains a certificate under this section is not required to obtain a
certificate under Section 212.0115.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1676 passed the Senate on
April 21, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1676 passed the House on
May 26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 1, one
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor