87R2006 BRG-F
By: Canales H.B. No. 3996
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to fees for pipeline construction imposed by certain
districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 49, Water Code, is amended
by adding Section 49.2127 to read as follows:
Sec. 49.2127. PIPELINE FEES AND REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY
CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a) In this section, "retail public utility"
has the meaning assigned by Section 13.002.
(b) This section applies only to a district whose territory
is located wholly or partly in a county:
(1) located on the Gulf of Mexico and an international
border; or
(2) adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1).
(c) Notwithstanding Section 49.002, this section prevails
over a special law governing a district.
(d) A district may not impose on a retail public utility
that proposes to construct a water or sewer pipeline or associated
infrastructure in the district's service area:
(1) requirements for constructing the pipeline that
are unduly burdensome; or
(2) a fee or deposit that is greater than:
(A) the actual and reasonable costs to review and
approve the proposed construction; or
(B) $200.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.