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1	1	89R2067 SCL-D
2	2	By: Vasut H.B. No. 282
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the authority of certain counties and municipalities to
10	10	regulate certain subdivisions in a municipality's extraterritorial
11	11	jurisdiction.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Chapter 242, Local Government Code, is amended
14	14	by adding Sections 242.0012 and 242.0013 to read as follows:
15	15	Sec. 242.0012. UNILATERAL AMENDMENT OF JURISDICTION
16	16	AGREEMENT BY CERTAIN COUNTIES FOR CERTAIN PARCELS. (a) In this
17	17	section, "qualified parcel" means a parcel of land that:
18	18	(1) is greater than 10 acres in size or is platted as
19	19	part of a phased development that is greater than 10 acres in size;
20	20	(2) is proposed to be subdivided into residential
21	21	parcels, each less than one-half acre in size;
22	22	(3) is not subject to an agreement under Section
23	23	42.044; and
24	24	(4) is not subject to an annexation agreement with a
25	25	municipality in which the municipality annexes the parcel not later
26	26	than the earlier of:
27	27	(A) the 20th anniversary of the date any bond for
28	28	improvements to the parcel is issued by a municipal utility
29	29	district; or
30	30	(B) the 30th anniversary of the date the
31	31	agreement is entered into.
32	32	(b) This section applies only to a county that has a
33	33	population of more than 370,000 and contains more than six
34	34	municipalities, each with a population of less than 2,000.
35	35	(c) The commissioners court of a county by order may amend
36	36	an agreement entered into under Section 242.001(c) with a
37	37	municipality to transfer exclusive jurisdiction to the county to
38	38	regulate subdivision platting for a qualified parcel.
39	39	(d) Before the commissioners court of a county may amend an
40	40	agreement under Subsection (c), the county must:
41	41	(1) consult in person with a representative of the
42	42	municipality that is a party to the agreement proposed to be
43	43	amended; and
44	44	(2) provide the municipality with written notice of
45	45	the commissioners court's intent to amend the agreement not later
46	46	than the 90th day before the date the commissioners court amends the
47	47	agreement.
48	48	(e) A county's authority under an amendment adopted under
49	49	Subsection (c) applies only to a plat application filed on or after
50	50	the date the commissioners court of the county adopts the order
51	51	under that subsection.
52	52	Sec. 242.0013. AMENDMENT BY ARBITRATION FOR AGREEMENTS WITH
53	53	CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a county that
54	54	has a population of more than 370,000 and contains more than six
55	55	municipalities, each with a population of less than 2,000.
56	56	(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a party to an
57	57	agreement entered into under Section 242.001(c) may submit an
58	58	amendment to the agreement to binding arbitration. Except as
59	59	provided by Subsection (c), the other party to the agreement may
60	60	submit any other amendment to the agreement for consideration in
61	61	the same arbitration not later than the 30th day after the date the
62	62	other party receives notice of the arbitration.
63	63	(c) A party may not submit an amendment to arbitration under
64	64	this section if the amendment applies to a qualified parcel, as
65	65	defined by Section 242.0012.
66	66	(d) Before submitting an amendment to an agreement to
67	67	arbitration under Subsection (b), the party that initiates the
68	68	arbitration shall consult in person with and provide written notice
69	69	not later than the 30th day before the date the arbitration is
70	70	initiated to:
71	71	(1) if the party is a county, a representative of the
72	72	municipality that is the other party to the agreement; or
73	73	(2) if the party is a municipality, a representative
74	74	of the county that is the other party to the agreement and each
75	75	other municipality in the county.
76	76	(e) Only one arbitration may be conducted under this section
77	77	every 10 years regarding the same agreement entered into under
78	78	Section 242.001(c).
79	79	(f) Sections 242.0015(b), (c), (e), (f), (g), and (h) apply
80	80	to an arbitration conducted under this section. The arbitrator or
81	81	arbitration panel, as applicable, must be selected not later than
82	82	the 30th day after the date a party provides notice under Subsection
83	83	(d).
84	84	(g) A county or municipality's authority under an amendment
85	85	submitted under Subsection (b) applies only to a plat application
86	86	filed on or after the date the arbitrator or arbitration panel, as
87	87	applicable, renders a decision under this section.
88	88	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
89	89	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
90	90	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
91	91	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
92	92	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.