By: Toth H.B. No. 4619
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the definition of a nonborder colonia.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 15.001(12), Water Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(12) "Nonborder colonia" means a residential
community:
(A) located in an unincorporated area of a
county:
(i
) all parts of which are at least 150
miles from the international border of this state; or
(ii) has a population of 425,000 or more, is
adjacent to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more, and
contains a portion of the San Jacinto River;
(B) in which water or wastewater services are
inadequate to meet minimal needs of residential users as defined by
board rules;
(C) in which the average household income is less
than the average household income for the county in which the
community is located; and
(D) that consists of 11 or more dwellings that
are located in close proximity to each other in an area that may be
described as a community or neighborhood.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.