83R16470 PAM-D
By: Howard H.B. No. 3813
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3813:
By: Dutton C.S.H.B. No. 3813
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to municipal fire suppression standards in certain
municipalities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 342, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Subchapter Z to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 342.901. FIRE SUPPRESSION STANDARDS IN CERTAIN
MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies to a general law
municipality that:
(1) has a population of less than 4,000;
(2) is located in a county that:
(A) has a population of more than one
million; and
(B) is adjacent to a county with a population of
more than 420,000; and
(3) is served by a district governed by Chapter 51,
Water Code.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the governing body of a
municipality may by ordinance establish water flow and water
pressure standards sufficient to provide adequate pressure to fire
suppression systems and require a district described by Subsection
(a)(3) that provides water service in the municipality to comply
with those standards.
(c) To the extent of a conflict between this section and any
other law, this section controls.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.