H.B. No. 3714
AN ACT
relating to the establishment of street lights along county roads
in the unincorporated area of certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 280.003, Transportation
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 280.003. STREET LIGHTS ON COUNTY ROADS [IN SUBDIVISION
LOCATED] IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
SECTION 2. Section 280.003, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsections (a), (b), and (c) and adding Subsection
(b-1) to read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to the unincorporated area of
a county:
(1) that has any of its territory located within 150
miles of an international boundary;
(2) with a population of more than 650,000 that is
adjacent to two counties, each of which has a population of more
than 1.8 million; or
(3) with a population of more than 3.3 million.
(b) The commissioners court of a county may by order provide
for the establishment of street lights along a county road [located
in a subdivision]. The order may provide for:
(1) the installation, operation, and maintenance of
the street lights by:
(A) the county; or
(B) another public or private entity with which
the county may contract;
(2) the imposition of a fee on landowners [in the
subdivision] who benefit from the street lights;
(3) the collection of a fee imposed under this
subsection by the county tax assessor-collector; and
(4) any other matter the commissioners court finds
necessary to the installation, operation, or maintenance of the
street lights.
(b-1) Street lights installed by a county:
(1) must be installed in a subdivision if the lights
are installed by a county described by Subsection (a)(1); and
(2) may not be located on private property if the
lights are installed by a county described by Subsection (a)(2) or
(3).
(c) This section does not supersede applicable provisions
for street light service contained in the tariff of an electric
utility that provides service to the area in which the lights are
installed [to the subdivision].
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3714 was passed by the House on May 3,
2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 3714 on May 24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 2,
2 present, not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3714 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor