82R3003 PAM-D
By: Rodriguez S.B. No. 861
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 Sections 233.1545 and 233.1546 to read as
follows:
Sec. 233.1545. FEE. A county may charge a fee not to exceed
$125 for each new residential construction project to defray the
costs of administering the building code requirements of this
subchapter.
Sec. 233.1546. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE; CONNECTION OF
UTILITIES. (a) This section applies only to new residential
construction of a single-family house or duplex.
(b) On the written request of a person who builds new
residential construction subject to this section, the person for
whom the new residential construction is built, or an entity that
provides utility service, the commissioners court shall:
(1) determine whether the new residential
construction meets all requirements applicable under this
subchapter; and
(2) issue the requesting party a written certificate
of its determination.
(c) An electric, gas, water, or sewer service utility may
not serve or connect new residential construction subject to this
section with electricity, gas, water, sewer, or other utility
service unless the utility receives a certificate issued by the
commissioners court under Subsection (b) that states that the new
residential construction meets all requirements applicable under
this subchapter.
SECTION 2. Section 233.153(f), Local Government Code, is
repealed.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.