82R8274 JTS-D
By: Munoz, Jr. H.B. No. 1769
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the enforcement of building code standards for new
residential construction in the unincorporated area of a county;
providing a fee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 233, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 233.1545 to read as follows:
Sec. 233.1545. FEE. A county may charge a fee not to exceed
$100 for each new residential construction project to defray the
costs of administering the building code requirements of this
subchapter.
SECTION 2. Sections 233.153(f) and 233.157(c), Local
Government Code, are repealed.
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
new residential construction that commences on or after the
effective date of this Act, except that if the county requires
notice under Section 233.154(b), Local Government Code, this Act
applies only to new residential construction for which notice was
given on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.