87R18714 SMT-F
By: Cyrier H.B. No. 2947
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to county subdivision platting requirements for
recreational vehicle communities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 232, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 232.0016 to read as follows:
Sec. 232.0016. RECREATIONAL VEHICLE COMMUNITIES. (a) In
this section:
(1) "Park model recreational vehicle" means a
recreational vehicle that is built and certified in accordance with
the American National Standards Institute Park Model Recreational
Vehicle Standard, commonly cited as "ANSI A119.5."
(2) "Recreational vehicle" means a vehicle that:
(A) was originally designed and manufactured
primarily to provide temporary human habitation for recreational,
seasonal, or transitional use;
(B) is permanently built on a single chassis; and
(C) is designed to be towed by a motor vehicle or
is a motor vehicle.
(3) "Recreational vehicle community" means a plot or
tract of land that is separated into two or more spaces:
(A) for which water, wastewater, and electric
utility services are provided or offered for a fee; and
(B) on which recreational vehicles, including
park model recreational vehicles, may be located for use and
occupancy as temporary residences.
(b) A recreational vehicle community is not a subdivision of
land for the purposes of this chapter.
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, 2021.