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22 By: Bettencourt S.B. No. 1509
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77 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
88 AN ACT
99 relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate within its
1010 extraterritorial jurisdiction.
1111 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1212 ARTICLE 1. MUNICIPAL REGULATION IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
1313 PROHIBITED
1414 SECTION 1.01. Subchapter A, Chapter 51, Local Government
1515 Code, is amended by adding Section 51.004 to read as follows:
1616 Sec. 51.004. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE IN EXTRATERRITORIAL
1717 JURISDICTION. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and except as
1818 provided by Subsection (b), a municipality may not adopt or enforce
1919 an ordinance, rule, or other measure that regulates the
2020 municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
2121 (b) This section may not be construed to prohibit a
2222 municipality from providing municipal services to a resident of the
2323 municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction on agreement between
2424 the municipality and resident.
2525 ARTICLE 2. REGULATORY CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
2626 SECTION 2.01. Section 42.044(b), Local Government Code, is
2727 amended to read as follows:
2828 (b) The governing body of a municipality may designate any
2929 part of its extraterritorial jurisdiction as an industrial district
3030 [and may treat the designated area in a manner considered by the
3131 governing body to be in the best interests of the municipality].
3232 SECTION 2.02. Section 43.063(e), Local Government Code, is
3333 amended to read as follows:
3434 (e) This subsection applies only to a home-rule
3535 municipality. If applicable, the notice for each hearing must
3636 include:
3737 (1) a statement that the completed annexation of the
3838 area will expand the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction;
3939 (2) a description of the area that would be newly
4040 included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction; and
4141 (3) a statement of the purpose of extraterritorial
4242 jurisdiction designation as provided by Section 42.001[; and
4343 [(4) a brief description of each municipal ordinance
4444 that would be applicable, as authorized by Section 212.003, in the
4545 area that would be newly included in the municipality's
4646 extraterritorial jurisdiction].
4747 SECTION 2.03. Section 212.004(a), Local Government Code, is
4848 amended to read as follows:
4949 (a) The owner of a tract of land located within the limits
5050 [or in the extraterritorial jurisdiction] of a municipality who
5151 divides the tract in two or more parts to lay out a subdivision of
5252 the tract, including an addition to a municipality, to lay out
5353 suburban, building, or other lots, or to lay out streets, alleys,
5454 squares, parks, or other parts of the tract intended by the owner of
5555 the tract to be dedicated to public use must have a plat of the
5656 subdivision prepared. A division of a tract under this subsection
5757 includes a division regardless of whether it is made by using a
5858 metes and bounds description in a deed of conveyance or in a
5959 contract for a deed, by using a contract of sale or other executory
6060 contract to convey, or by using any other method. A division of
6161 land under this subsection does not include a division of land into
6262 parts greater than five acres, where each part has access and no
6363 public improvement is being dedicated.
6464 SECTION 2.04. Section 212.010(a), Local Government Code, is
6565 amended to read as follows:
6666 (a) The municipal authority responsible for approving plats
6767 shall approve a plat if:
6868 (1) it conforms to the general plan of the
6969 municipality and its current and future streets, alleys, parks,
7070 playgrounds, and public utility facilities;
7171 (2) it conforms to the general plan for the extension
7272 of the municipality and its roads, streets, and public highways
7373 within the municipality [and in its extraterritorial
7474 jurisdiction], taking into account access to and extension of sewer
7575 and water mains and the instrumentalities of public utilities;
7676 (3) a bond required under Section 212.0106, if
7777 applicable, is filed with the municipality; and
7878 (4) it conforms to any rules adopted under Section
7979 212.002.
8080 SECTION 2.05. Section 212.0115(a), Local Government Code,
8181 is amended to read as follows:
8282 (a) For the purposes of this section, land is considered to
8383 be within the jurisdiction of a municipality if the land is located
8484 within the limits [or in the extraterritorial jurisdiction] of the
8585 municipality.
8686 SECTION 2.06. Section 212.0146(a), Local Government Code,
8787 is amended to read as follows:
8888 (a) This section applies only to a replat of a subdivision
8989 or a part of a subdivision located in a municipality [or the
9090 extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality] with a population
9191 of 1.4 million or more.
9292 SECTION 2.07. Section 212.015(b), Local Government Code, is
9393 amended to read as follows:
9494 (b) Notice of the hearing required under Subsection (a-1)
9595 shall be given before the 15th day before the date of the hearing
9696 by:
9797 (1) publication in an official newspaper or a
9898 newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the
9999 municipality is located; and
100100 (2) [by] written notice, with a copy of Subsection (c)
101101 attached, forwarded by the municipal authority responsible for
102102 approving plats to the owners of lots that are in the original
103103 subdivision and that are within 200 feet of the lots to be
104104 replatted, as indicated on the most recently approved municipal tax
105105 roll [or in the case of a subdivision within the extraterritorial
106106 jurisdiction, the most recently approved county tax roll of the
107107 property upon which the replat is requested]. The written notice
108108 may be delivered by depositing the notice, properly addressed with
109109 postage prepaid, in a post office or postal depository within the
110110 boundaries of the municipality.
111111 SECTION 2.08. Section 212.0155(a), Local Government Code,
112112 is amended to read as follows:
113113 (a) This section applies to land located wholly or partly:
114114 (1) in the corporate boundaries of a municipality if
115115 the municipality:
116116 (A) has a population of more than 50,000; and
117117 (B) is located wholly or partly in:
118118 (i) a county with a population of more than
119119 three million;
120120 (ii) a county with a population of more than
121121 400,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than
122122 three million; or
123123 (iii) a county with a population of more
124124 than 1.4 million:
125125 (a) in which two or more
126126 municipalities with a population of 300,000 or more are primarily
127127 located; and
128128 (b) that is adjacent to a county with
129129 a population of more than two million; or
130130 (2) in the corporate boundaries [or extraterritorial
131131 jurisdiction] of a municipality with a population of 1.9 million or
132132 more.
133133 SECTION 2.09. Section 212.044, Local Government Code, is
134134 amended to read as follows:
135135 Sec. 212.044. PLANS, RULES, AND ORDINANCES. After a public
136136 hearing on the matter, the municipality may adopt general plans,
137137 rules, or ordinances governing development plats of land within the
138138 limits [and in the extraterritorial jurisdiction] of the
139139 municipality to promote the health, safety, morals, or general
140140 welfare of the municipality and the safe, orderly, and healthful
141141 development of the municipality.
142142 SECTION 2.10. Section 212.045(a), Local Government Code, is
143143 amended to read as follows:
144144 (a) Any person who proposes the development of a tract of
145145 land located within the limits [or in the extraterritorial
146146 jurisdiction] of the municipality must have a development plat of
147147 the tract prepared in accordance with this subchapter and the
148148 applicable plans, rules, or ordinances of the municipality.
149149 SECTION 2.11. Section 212.047, Local Government Code, is
150150 amended to read as follows:
151151 Sec. 212.047. APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT PLAT. The
152152 municipality shall endorse approval on a development plat filed
153153 with it if the plat conforms to:
154154 (1) the general plans, rules, and ordinances of the
155155 municipality concerning its current and future streets, sidewalks,
156156 alleys, parks, playgrounds, and public utility facilities;
157157 (2) the general plans, rules, and ordinances for the
158158 extension of the municipality or the extension, improvement, or
159159 widening of its roads, streets, and public highways within the
160160 municipality [and in its extraterritorial jurisdiction], taking
161161 into account access to and extension of sewer and water mains and
162162 the instrumentalities of public utilities; and
163163 (3) any general plans, rules, or ordinances adopted
164164 under Section 212.044.
165165 SECTION 2.12. Section 212.102(1), Local Government Code, is
166166 amended to read as follows:
167167 (1) "Affected area" means an area that is:
168168 (A) in a municipality [or a municipality's
169169 extraterritorial jurisdiction];
170170 (B) in a county other than the county in which a
171171 majority of the territory of the municipality is located;
172172 (C) within the boundaries of one or more school
173173 districts other than the school district in which a majority of the
174174 territory of the municipality is located; and
175175 (D) within the area of or within 1,500 feet of the
176176 boundary of an assessment road district in which there are two state
177177 highways.
178178 SECTION 2.13. Section 214.904(a), Local Government Code, is
179179 amended to read as follows:
180180 (a) This section applies only to a permit required by a
181181 municipality to erect or improve a building or other structure in
182182 the municipality [or its extraterritorial jurisdiction].
183183 SECTION 2.14. Section 216.003(a), Local Government Code, is
184184 amended to read as follows:
185185 (a) Subject to the requirements of this subchapter, a
186186 municipality may require the relocation, reconstruction, or
187187 removal of any sign within its corporate limits [or
188188 extraterritorial jurisdiction].
189189 SECTION 2.15. Section 216.004(a), Local Government Code, is
190190 amended to read as follows:
191191 (a) If a municipality requires the relocation,
192192 reconstruction, or removal of a sign within its corporate limits
193193 [or extraterritorial jurisdiction], the presiding officer of the
194194 governing body of the municipality shall appoint a municipal board
195195 on sign control. The board must be composed of:
196196 (1) two real estate appraisers, each of whom must be a
197197 member in good standing of a nationally recognized professional
198198 appraiser society or trade organization that has an established
199199 code of ethics, educational program, and professional
200200 certification program;
201201 (2) one person engaged in the sign business in the
202202 municipality;
203203 (3) one employee of the Texas Department of
204204 Transportation who is familiar with real estate valuations in
205205 eminent domain proceedings; and
206206 (4) one architect or landscape architect licensed by
207207 this state.
208208 SECTION 2.16. Section 229.002, Local Government Code, is
209209 amended to read as follows:
210210 Sec. 229.002. REGULATION OF DISCHARGE OF WEAPON. A
211211 municipality may not apply a regulation relating to the discharge
212212 of firearms or other weapons [in the extraterritorial jurisdiction
213213 of the municipality or] in an area annexed by the municipality after
214214 September 1, 1981, if the firearm or other weapon is:
215215 (1) a shotgun, air rifle or pistol, BB gun, or bow and
216216 arrow discharged:
217217 (A) on a tract of land of 10 acres or more and
218218 more than 150 feet from a residence or occupied building located on
219219 another property; and
220220 (B) in a manner not reasonably expected to cause
221221 a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract; or
222222 (2) a center fire or rim fire rifle or pistol of any
223223 caliber discharged:
224224 (A) on a tract of land of 50 acres or more and
225225 more than 300 feet from a residence or occupied building located on
226226 another property; and
227227 (B) in a manner not reasonably expected to cause
228228 a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract.
229229 SECTION 2.17. Section 229.003(b), Local Government Code, is
230230 amended to read as follows:
231231 (b) Notwithstanding Section 229.002, a municipality may not
232232 apply a regulation relating to the discharge of firearms or other
233233 weapons [in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality
234234 or] in an area annexed by the municipality after September 1, 1981,
235235 if the firearm or other weapon is:
236236 (1) a shotgun, air rifle or pistol, BB gun, or bow and
237237 arrow discharged:
238238 (A) on a tract of land of 10 acres or more and:
239239 (i) more than 1,000 feet from:
240240 (a) the property line of a public
241241 tract of land, generally accessible by the public, that is
242242 routinely used for organized sporting or recreational activities or
243243 that has permanent recreational facilities or equipment; and
244244 (b) the property line of a school,
245245 hospital, or commercial day-care facility;
246246 (ii) more than 600 feet from:
247247 (a) the property line of a residential
248248 subdivision; and
249249 (b) the property line of a multifamily
250250 residential complex; and
251251 (iii) more than 150 feet from a residence or
252252 occupied building located on another property; and
253253 (B) in a manner not reasonably expected to cause
254254 a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract;
255255 (2) a center fire or rim fire rifle or pistol of any
256256 caliber discharged:
257257 (A) on a tract of land of 50 acres or more and:
258258 (i) more than 1,000 feet from:
259259 (a) the property line of a public
260260 tract of land, generally accessible by the public, that is
261261 routinely used for organized sporting or recreational activities or
262262 that has permanent recreational facilities or equipment; and
263263 (b) the property line of a school,
264264 hospital, or commercial day-care facility;
265265 (ii) more than 600 feet from:
266266 (a) the property line of a residential
267267 subdivision; and
268268 (b) the property line of a multifamily
269269 residential complex; and
270270 (iii) more than 300 feet from a residence or
271271 occupied building located on another property; and
272272 (B) in a manner not reasonably expected to cause
273273 a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract; or
274274 (3) discharged at a sport shooting range, as defined
275275 by Section 250.001, in a manner not reasonably expected to cause a
276276 projectile to cross the boundary of a tract of land.
277277 SECTION 2.18. Section 229.004(b), Local Government Code, is
278278 amended to read as follows:
279279 (b) Notwithstanding Section 229.002, a municipality may not
280280 apply a regulation relating to the discharge of firearms or other
281281 weapons [in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality
282282 or] in an area annexed by the municipality on or before September 1,
283283 1981, if the firearm or other weapon is:
284284 (1) a shotgun, air rifle or pistol, BB gun, or bow and
285285 arrow discharged:
286286 (A) on a tract of land of 100 acres or more and
287287 more than 150 feet from a residence or occupied building located on
288288 another property; and
289289 (B) in a manner not reasonably expected to cause
290290 a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract; or
291291 (2) a center fire or rim fire rifle or pistol of any
292292 caliber discharged:
293293 (A) on a tract of land of 100 acres or more and
294294 more than 300 feet from a residence or occupied building located on
295295 another property; and
296296 (B) in a manner not reasonably expected to cause
297297 a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract.
298298 SECTION 2.19. Section 232.006(b), Local Government Code, is
299299 amended to read as follows:
300300 (b) If a county elects to operate under this section,
301301 Section 232.005 does not apply to the county. The sections of this
302302 chapter preceding Section 232.005 do apply to the county in the same
303303 manner that they apply to other counties except that:
304304 (1) they apply only to tracts of land located outside
305305 municipalities [and the extraterritorial jurisdiction of
306306 municipalities, as determined under Chapter 42];
307307 (2) the commissioners court of the county, instead of
308308 having the powers granted by Sections 232.003(2) and (3), may:
309309 (A) require a right-of-way on a street or road
310310 that does not function as a main artery in the subdivision of not
311311 less than 40 feet or more than 50 feet; and
312312 (B) require that the street cut on a main artery
313313 within the right-of-way be not less than 30 feet or more than 45
314314 feet, and that the street cut on any other street or road within the
315315 right-of-way be not less than 25 feet or more than 35 feet; and
316316 (3) Section 232.004(5)(B) does not apply to the
317317 county.
318318 SECTION 2.20. Section 232.008(a), Local Government Code, is
319319 amended to read as follows:
320320 (a) This section applies only to real property located
321321 outside municipalities [and the extraterritorial jurisdiction of
322322 municipalities, as determined under Chapter 42].
323323 SECTION 2.21. Section 232.0085(a), Local Government Code,
324324 is amended to read as follows:
325325 (a) This section applies only to real property that[:
326326 [(1)] is located in the unincorporated area of an
327327 affected county, as defined by Section 16.341, Water Code, that:
328328 (1) [(A)] has adopted the model rules developed under
329329 Section 16.343, Water Code; and
330330 (2) [(B)] is located along an international border[;
331331 and
332332 [(2) if the area is located in the extraterritorial
333333 jurisdiction of a municipality, is not subject to a written
334334 agreement under Section 242.001 that authorizes the municipality to
335335 regulate subdivision plats and approve related permits in the
336336 extraterritorial jurisdiction].
337337 SECTION 2.22. Section 232.009(a), Local Government Code, is
338338 amended to read as follows:
339339 (a) This section applies only to real property located
340340 outside municipalities [and the extraterritorial jurisdiction of
341341 municipalities with a population of 1.5 million or more, as
342342 determined under Chapter 42].
343343 SECTION 2.23. Section 232.0095(a), Local Government Code,
344344 is amended to read as follows:
345345 (a) This section applies only to real property located
346346 outside municipalities [and outside the extraterritorial
347347 jurisdiction, as determined under Chapter 42, of municipalities
348348 with a population of 1.5 million or more].
349349 SECTION 2.24. Section 232.022(c), Local Government Code, is
350350 amended to read as follows:
351351 (c) For [Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), for]
352352 purposes of this section, land is considered to be in the
353353 jurisdiction of a county if the land is located in the county and
354354 outside the corporate limits of municipalities.
355355 SECTION 2.25. Section 232.028(g), Local Government Code, is
356356 amended to read as follows:
357357 (g) The commissioners court may impose a fee for a
358358 certificate issued under this section for a subdivision which is
359359 located in the county and not within the limits of a municipality.
360360 The amount of the fee is [may be the greater of] $30 [or the amount
361361 of the fee imposed by the municipality for a subdivision that is
362362 located entirely in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the
363363 municipality for a certificate issued under Section 212.0115]. [A
364364 person who obtains a certificate under this section is not required
365365 to obtain a certificate under Section 212.0115.]
366366 SECTION 2.26. Section 232.029(p), Local Government Code, is
367367 amended to read as follows:
368368 (p) The commissioners court may impose a fee for a
369369 certificate issued under this section for a subdivision which is
370370 located in the county and not within the limits of a municipality.
371371 The amount of the fee is [may be the greater of] $30 [or the amount
372372 of the fee imposed by the municipality for a subdivision that is
373373 located entirely in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the
374374 municipality for a certificate issued under Section 212.0115]. [A
375375 person who obtains a certificate under this section is not required
376376 to obtain a certificate under Section 212.0115.]
377377 SECTION 2.27. Section 351.143(a), Local Government Code, is
378378 amended to read as follows:
379379 (a) Before a jail facility is conveyed to a receiving
380380 county, the district may make changes in or additions to the
381381 facility if the board determines that the changes or additions are
382382 necessary to:
383383 (1) comply with the requirements of that county and,
384384 if the facility is located within the jurisdiction of a
385385 municipality, comply with the requirements of the municipality in
386386 whose limits [or extraterritorial jurisdiction] the facility is
387387 located; or
388388 (2) adjust to circumstances or requirements that did
389389 not exist at the time the original plans for the facility were
390390 approved by the board.
391391 SECTION 2.28. Sections 372.003(a) and (d), Local Government
392392 Code, are amended to read as follows:
393393 (a) If the governing body of a municipality or county finds
394394 that it promotes the interests of the municipality or county, the
395395 governing body may undertake an improvement project that confers a
396396 special benefit on a definable part of the municipality or county
397397 [or the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction]. The
398398 commissioners court of a county may undertake a project on a
399399 definable part of a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction
400400 that is located in the county. A project may be undertaken in the
401401 municipality or county or the municipality's extraterritorial
402402 jurisdiction.
403403 (d) A county may establish a public improvement district
404404 unless within 30 days of a county's action to approve such a
405405 district, a home rule municipality objects to its establishment
406406 within the municipality's corporate limits [or extraterritorial
407407 jurisdiction].
408408 SECTION 2.29. Sections 375.0922(a) and (b), Local
409409 Government Code, are amended to read as follows:
410410 (a) A road project must meet all applicable construction
411411 standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of
412412 each municipality in whose corporate limits [or extraterritorial
413413 jurisdiction] the road project is located.
414414 (b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits
415415 [or extraterritorial jurisdiction] of a municipality, the road
416416 project must meet all applicable construction standards,
417417 subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which
418418 the road project is located.
419419 SECTION 2.30. Section 375.304(a), Local Government Code, is
420420 amended to read as follows:
421421 (a) The governing body of a municipality by resolution or
422422 ordinance may create an authority in an area that is:
423423 (1) in the same county as a military installation or
424424 facility that is:
425425 (A) closed or realigned under the Defense Base
426426 Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. Section 2687 note)
427427 and its subsequent amendments; or
428428 (B) a base efficiency project as defined by
429429 Section 379B.001; and
430430 (2) in an area that has been annexed [or disannexed]
431431 for full or limited purposes under Subchapter F, Chapter 43, by a
432432 municipality with a population of at least 1.1 million [or is in the
433433 extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality with a population
434434 of at least 1.1 million and that has been annexed for limited
435435 purposes by the municipality under Subchapter F, Chapter 43].
436436 SECTION 2.31. Section 377.002, Local Government Code, is
437437 amended to read as follows:
438438 Sec. 377.002. SCOPE. [(a)] A municipality may create a
439439 district as provided in this chapter in[:
440440 [(1)] all or part of the boundaries of the
441441 municipality[;
442442 [(2) all or part of the boundaries of the municipality
443443 and all or part of the boundaries of the municipality's
444444 extraterritorial jurisdiction; or
445445 [(3) all or part of the municipality's
446446 extraterritorial jurisdiction].
447447 [(b) The municipality may include territory outside of the
448448 municipality only to the extent that territory is in the
449449 municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.]
450450 SECTION 2.32. Section 377.021(g), Local Government Code, is
451451 amended to read as follows:
452452 (g) In the order calling the election, the municipality may
453453 provide for the district boundaries to conform automatically to any
454454 changes in the boundaries of the portion of the municipality [or the
455455 municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction] included in the
456456 district, and the election shall be held on one of the four uniform
457457 election dates under Section 41.001, Election Code.
458458 SECTION 2.33. Section 377.051(d), Local Government Code, is
459459 amended to read as follows:
460460 (d) To qualify to serve as a director, a person must reside
461461 in the municipality that created the district [or in that
462462 municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction]. An employee,
463463 officer, or member of the governing body of the municipality may
464464 serve as a director, but may not have a personal interest in a
465465 contract executed by the district other than as an employee,
466466 officer, or member of the governing body of the municipality.
467467 SECTION 2.34. Sections 377.072(c) and (d), Local Government
468468 Code, are amended to read as follows:
469469 (c) Except as provided by Subsections (d) and (e), the
470470 district may use money in the development project fund only to:
471471 (1) pay the costs of planning, acquiring,
472472 establishing, developing, constructing, or renovating one or more
473473 development projects located[:
474474 [(A)] in the district; [or
475475 [(B) outside the district, if:
476476 [(i) the project is located in the
477477 extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality that created the
478478 district;
479479 [(ii) the board determines that the
480480 development project will provide an economic benefit to the
481481 district; and
482482 [(iii) the following entities, as
483483 applicable, by resolution approve the development project:
484484 [(a) the municipality that created
485485 the district; and
486486 [(b) each municipality in whose
487487 corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the project is
488488 located;]
489489 (2) pay the principal of, interest on, and other costs
490490 relating to bonds or other obligations issued by the district or to
491491 refund bonds or other obligations; or
492492 (3) pay the costs of operating or maintaining one or
493493 more development projects during the planning, acquisition,
494494 establishment, development, construction, or renovation or while
495495 bonds or other obligations for the planning, acquisition,
496496 establishment, development, construction, or renovation are
497497 outstanding.
498498 (d) A district located in a county with a population of 3.3
499499 million or more may use money in the development project fund only
500500 to:
501501 (1) pay the costs of planning, acquiring,
502502 establishing, developing, constructing, or renovating one or more
503503 development projects beneficial to the district if the projects are
504504 in the district boundaries [or the extraterritorial jurisdiction]
505505 of the municipality where the district is located;
506506 (2) pay the principal of, interest on, and other costs
507507 relating to bonds or other obligations issued by the district or to
508508 refund bonds or other obligations; or
509509 (3) pay the costs of operating or maintaining one or
510510 more development projects during the planning, acquisition,
511511 establishment, development, construction, or renovation or while
512512 bonds or other obligations for the planning, acquisition,
513513 establishment, development, construction, or renovation are
514514 outstanding.
515515 SECTION 2.35. Section 380.001(a), Local Government Code, is
516516 amended to read as follows:
517517 (a) The governing body of a municipality may establish and
518518 provide for the administration of one or more programs, including
519519 programs for making loans and grants of public money and providing
520520 personnel and services of the municipality, to promote state or
521521 local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial
522522 activity in the municipality. For purposes of this subsection, a
523523 municipality includes an area that[:
524524 [(1)] has been annexed by the municipality for limited
525525 purposes[; or
526526 [(2) is in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the
527527 municipality].
528528 SECTION 2.36. Section 382.109(b), Local Government Code, is
529529 amended to read as follows:
530530 (b) A road project must meet all applicable construction
531531 standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory
532532 ordinances of each municipality in whose corporate limits [or
533533 extraterritorial jurisdiction] the district is located. If the
534534 district is located outside the corporate limits [extraterritorial
535535 jurisdiction] of a municipality, a road project must meet all
536536 applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision
537537 requirements, and regulatory ordinances of each county in which the
538538 district is located.
539539 SECTION 2.37. Section 382.113(c), Local Government Code, is
540540 amended to read as follows:
541541 (c) Before a district may adopt an order adding or excluding
542542 land, the district must obtain the consent of[:
543543 [(1)] the county that created the district by a
544544 resolution of the county commissioners court[; and
545545 [(2) a municipality in whose extraterritorial
546546 jurisdiction the district is located by a resolution adopted by the
547547 municipality's governing body].
548548 SECTION 2.38. Section 395.001(9), Local Government Code, is
549549 amended to read as follows:
550550 (9) "Service area" means the area within the corporate
551551 boundaries [or extraterritorial jurisdiction, as determined under
552552 Chapter 42,] of the political subdivision to be served by the
553553 capital improvements or facilities expansions specified in the
554554 capital improvements plan, except roadway facilities and storm
555555 water, drainage, and flood control facilities. The service area,
556556 for the purposes of this chapter, may include all or part of the
557557 land within the political subdivision [or its extraterritorial
558558 jurisdiction], except for roadway facilities and storm water,
559559 drainage, and flood control facilities. For roadway facilities,
560560 the service area is limited to an area within the corporate
561561 boundaries of the political subdivision and shall not exceed six
562562 miles. For storm water, drainage, and flood control facilities, the
563563 service area may include all or part of the land within the
564564 political subdivision [or its extraterritorial jurisdiction], but
565565 shall not exceed the area actually served by the storm water,
566566 drainage, and flood control facilities designated in the capital
567567 improvements plan and shall not extend across watershed boundaries.
568568 SECTION 2.39. Section 395.011(b), Local Government Code, is
569569 amended to read as follows:
570570 (b) Political subdivisions may enact or impose impact fees
571571 on land within their corporate boundaries [or extraterritorial
572572 jurisdictions] only by complying with this chapter[, except that
573573 impact fees may not be enacted or imposed in the extraterritorial
574574 jurisdiction for roadway facilities].
575575 SECTION 2.40. Section 395.058(b), Local Government Code, is
576576 amended to read as follows:
577577 (b) The advisory committee is composed of not less than five
578578 members who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the governing
579579 body of the political subdivision. Not less than 40 percent of the
580580 membership of the advisory committee must be representatives of the
581581 real estate, development, or building industries who are not
582582 employees or officials of a political subdivision or governmental
583583 entity. If the political subdivision has a planning and zoning
584584 commission, the commission may act as the advisory committee if the
585585 commission includes at least one representative of the real estate,
586586 development, or building industry who is not an employee or
587587 official of a political subdivision or governmental entity. If no
588588 such representative is a member of the planning and zoning
589589 commission, the commission may still act as the advisory committee
590590 if at least one such representative is appointed by the political
591591 subdivision as an ad hoc voting member of the planning and zoning
592592 commission when it acts as the advisory committee. [If the impact
593593 fee is to be applied in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the
594594 political subdivision, the membership must include a
595595 representative from that area.]
596596 SECTION 2.41. Section 397A.057, Local Government Code, is
597597 amended to read as follows:
598598 Sec. 397A.057. COORDINATION WITH OTHER PLANS AND
599599 STUDIES. The compatible development standards and regulations
600600 adopted under this subchapter must be coordinated with:
601601 (1) the county plan for growth and development of the
602602 participating county or a county located in the regional military
603603 sustainability commission's territory; and
604604 (2) [the comprehensive plan of the participating
605605 municipality; and
606606 [(3)] the most recent Joint Land Use Study, if the
607607 commission makes a finding that the conclusions of the study
608608 accurately reflect circumstances in the territory.
609609 SECTION 2.42. Section 397A.107, Local Government Code, is
610610 amended to read as follows:
611611 Sec. 397A.107. COORDINATION WITH OTHER PLANS AND
612612 STUDIES. The compatible development standards and regulations
613613 adopted under this subchapter must be coordinated with:
614614 (1) the county plan for growth and development of the
615615 participating county or a county located in the regional military
616616 sustainability commission's territory; and
617617 (2) [the comprehensive plan of the participating
618618 municipality; and
619619 [(3)] the most recent Joint Land Use Study, if the
620620 commission makes a finding that the conclusions of the study
621621 accurately reflect circumstances in the territory.
622622 SECTION 2.43. Section 507.103(b), Local Government Code, is
623623 amended to read as follows:
624624 (b) Before exercising the power of eminent domain under this
625625 chapter, a spaceport development corporation must obtain a
626626 resolution approving the proposed condemnation from the governing
627627 body of a county or municipality in which the property is located.
628628 [For purposes of this chapter, territory in the extraterritorial
629629 jurisdiction of a municipality is considered to be in the
630630 jurisdiction of the municipality.]
631631 SECTION 2.44. Section 551.006(a), Local Government Code, is
632632 amended to read as follows:
633633 (a) A municipality with a population of 20,000 or more by
634634 ordinance shall require an installer of an irrigation system:
635635 (1) to hold a license issued under Section 1903.251,
636636 Occupations Code; and
637637 (2) to obtain a permit before installing a system
638638 within the territorial limits [or extraterritorial jurisdiction]
639639 of the municipality.
640640 SECTION 2.45. Section 551.007, Local Government Code, is
641641 amended to read as follows:
642642 Sec. 551.007. WATER CONSERVATION BY HOME-RULE
643643 MUNICIPALITY. A home-rule municipality may adopt and enforce
644644 ordinances requiring water conservation in the municipality [and by
645645 customers of the municipality's municipally owned water and sewer
646646 utility in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality].
647647 SECTION 2.46. Section 552.044(8), Local Government Code, is
648648 amended to read as follows:
649649 (8) "Service area" means the municipal boundaries and
650650 any other land areas outside the municipal boundaries which, as a
651651 result of topography or hydraulics, contribute overland flow into
652652 the watersheds served by the drainage system of a municipality;
653653 provided, however, that [in no event may] a service area may not
654654 extend farther than the municipal boundaries [of a municipality's
655655 current extraterritorial jurisdiction], and [nor], except as
656656 provided by Section 552.0451, [may] a service area of one
657657 municipality may not extend into the boundaries of another
658658 municipality. The service area is to be established in the
659659 ordinance establishing the drainage utility. [Provided, that no
660660 municipality shall extend a service area outside of its municipal
661661 boundaries except:
662662 [(A) a municipality of more than 500,000
663663 population located within 50 miles of an international border;
664664 [(B) a municipality all or part of which is
665665 located over or within the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone or the
666666 Edwards Aquifer transition zone, as designated by the Texas Natural
667667 Resource Conservation Commission; or
668668 [(C) as provided by Section 552.0451.]
669669 SECTION 2.47. Section 552.045(e), Local Government Code, is
670670 amended to read as follows:
671671 (e) The municipality by ordinance may adopt and enforce
672672 rules as it considers appropriate to operate the drainage utility
673673 system. [Provided, however, that the prohibitions contained in
674674 Section 212.003(a) of the Local Government Code relating to
675675 quasi-zoning and other land use regulations in the extraterritorial
676676 jurisdiction of a municipality shall apply to any rule or ordinance
677677 adopted or enacted by the municipality under this Act, except that
678678 rates may be established using impervious cover measurements
679679 relating to land use and building size.]
680680 SECTION 2.48. Section 552.0451(a), Local Government Code,
681681 is amended to read as follows:
682682 (a) A municipality with a population of more than 900,000
683683 located in one or more counties with a population of less than 1.5
684684 million as of the 1990 federal census may extend its service area[:
685685 [(1)] into the boundaries of another municipality if:
686686 (1) [(A)] before the extension water from the
687687 municipality to which the service area is to be extended regularly
688688 drains into the drainage system of the municipality extending its
689689 service area; and
690690 (2) [(B)] the extension is provided for by an
691691 interlocal agreement between the municipalities[; or
692692 [(2) beyond its municipal boundaries into an
693693 unincorporated area of its extraterritorial jurisdiction if:
694694 [(A) before the extension water from the area to
695695 which the service area is to be extended regularly drains into the
696696 drainage system of the municipality extending its service area; and
697697 [(B) the extension is provided for by an
698698 interlocal agreement between the municipality extending its
699699 service area and the county containing the area to which the service
700700 area is to be extended].
701701 SECTION 2.49. Section 552.907(a), Local Government Code, is
702702 amended to read as follows:
703703 (a) This section applies only to territory located in a
704704 municipality [or in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a
705705 municipality] and located over the recharge zone of an aquifer that
706706 provides all or part of the water supply of the municipality.
707707 ARTICLE 3. REPEALER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
708708 SECTION 3.01. Section 43.052(f-1), Local Government Code,
709709 is amended to read as follows:
710710 (f-1) In addition to the notice provided under Subsection
711711 (f), a home-rule municipality, before the 90th day after the date
712712 the municipality adopts or amends an annexation plan under this
713713 section, shall give written notice as provided by this subsection
714714 to each property owner in any area that would be newly included in
715715 the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction as a result of the
716716 proposed annexation. For purposes of this subsection, a property
717717 owner is the owner as indicated by the appraisal records furnished
718718 by the appraisal district for each county in which the area that
719719 would be newly included in the municipality's extraterritorial
720720 jurisdiction is located. The notice must include:
721721 (1) a description of the area that has been included in
722722 the municipality's annexation plan;
723723 (2) a statement that the completed annexation of that
724724 area will expand the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction
725725 to include all or part of the property owner's property; and
726726 (3) a statement of the purpose of extraterritorial
727727 jurisdiction designation as provided by Section 42.001[; and
728728 [(4) a brief description of each municipal ordinance
729729 that would be applicable, as authorized by Section 212.003, in the
730730 area that would be newly included in the municipality's
731731 extraterritorial jurisdiction].
732732 SECTION 3.02. Section 43.0561(e), Local Government Code, is
733733 amended to read as follows:
734734 (e) This subsection applies only to a home-rule
735735 municipality. If applicable, the notice for each hearing must
736736 include:
737737 (1) a statement that the completed annexation of the
738738 area will expand the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction;
739739 (2) a description of the area that would be newly
740740 included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction; and
741741 (3) a statement of the purpose of extraterritorial
742742 jurisdiction designation as provided by Section 42.001[; and
743743 [(4) a brief description of each municipal ordinance
744744 that would be applicable, as authorized by Section 212.003, in the
745745 area that would be newly included in the municipality's
746746 extraterritorial jurisdiction].
747747 SECTION 3.03. Section 43.063(e), Local Government Code, is
748748 amended to read as follows:
749749 (e) This subsection applies only to a home-rule
750750 municipality. If applicable, the notice for each hearing must
751751 include:
752752 (1) a statement that the completed annexation of the
753753 area will expand the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction;
754754 (2) a description of the area that would be newly
755755 included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction; and
756756 (3) a statement of the purpose of extraterritorial
757757 jurisdiction designation as provided by Section 42.001[; and
758758 [(4) a brief description of each municipal ordinance
759759 that would be applicable, as authorized by Section 212.003, in the
760760 area that would be newly included in the municipality's
761761 extraterritorial jurisdiction].
762762 SECTION 3.04. Section 212.0085, Local Government Code, is
763763 amended to read as follows:
764764 Sec. 212.0085. APPROVAL PROCEDURE: APPLICABILITY. The
765765 approval procedures under this subchapter apply to a municipality
766766 regardless of whether the municipality has entered into an
767767 interlocal agreement[, including an interlocal agreement between a
768768 municipality and county under Section 242.001(d)].
769769 SECTION 3.05. Section 212.904(a), Local Government Code, is
770770 amended to read as follows:
771771 (a) If a municipality requires[, including under an
772772 agreement under Chapter 242,] as a condition of approval for a
773773 property development project that the developer bear a portion of
774774 the costs of municipal infrastructure improvements by the making of
775775 dedications, the payment of fees, or the payment of construction
776776 costs, the developer's portion of the costs may not exceed the
777777 amount required for infrastructure improvements that are roughly
778778 proportionate to the proposed development as approved by a
779779 professional engineer who holds a license issued under Chapter
780780 1001, Occupations Code, and is retained by the municipality. The
781781 municipality's determination shall be completed within thirty days
782782 following the submission of the developer's application for
783783 determination under this subsection.
784784 SECTION 3.06. Section 216.015(a), Local Government Code, is
785785 amended to read as follows:
786786 (a) The legislature declares that it would not have enacted
787787 the following without the inclusion of Section 216.010(a), to the
788788 extent that provision excludes methods of compensation not
789789 specifically authorized by that provision:
790790 (1) this subchapter;
791791 (2) [Section 216.902;
792792 [(3)] Article 2, Chapter 221, Acts of the 69th
793793 Legislature, Regular Session, 1985 (codified as Chapter 394,
794794 Transportation Code); and
795795 (3) [(4)] the amendments made to Section 3, Property
796796 Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act (codified as Chapter 312, Tax
797797 Code) by Article 4, Chapter 221, Acts of the 69th Legislature,
798798 Regular Session, 1985.
799799 SECTION 3.07. Section 232.0015(b), Local Government Code,
800800 is amended to read as follows:
801801 (b) This [Except as provided by Section 232.0013, this]
802802 subchapter does not apply to a subdivision of land to which
803803 Subchapter B applies.
804804 SECTION 3.08. Section 232.0023, Local Government Code, is
805805 amended to read as follows:
806806 Sec. 232.0023. APPROVAL PROCEDURE: APPLICABILITY. The plat
807807 application approval procedures under this subchapter apply to a
808808 county regardless of whether the county has entered into an
809809 interlocal agreement[, including an interlocal agreement between a
810810 municipality and county under Section 242.001(d)].
811811 SECTION 3.09. Section 232.110(a), Local Government Code, is
812812 amended to read as follows:
813813 (a) If, under any authority expressly authorized by this
814814 chapter, a county requires, [including under an agreement under
815815 Chapter 242,] as a condition of approval for a property development
816816 project that the developer bear a portion of the costs of county
817817 infrastructure improvements by the making of dedications, the
818818 payment of fees, or the payment of construction costs, the
819819 developer's portion of the costs may not exceed the amount required
820820 for infrastructure improvements that are roughly proportionate to
821821 the proposed development as approved by a professional engineer who
822822 holds a license issued under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code, and is
823823 retained by the county. The county's determination shall be
824824 completed within thirty days following the submission of the
825825 developer's application for determination under this subsection.
826826 SECTION 3.10. Section 8230.005, Special District Local Laws
827827 Code, is amended to read as follows:
828828 Sec. 8230.005. CERTAIN LAWS INAPPLICABLE TO CREATION OF
829829 DISTRICT. The district was created notwithstanding any provision
830830 of [Section 212.003, Local Government Code,] Chapter 42 or 43,
831831 Local Government Code, or Section 54.016, Water Code, and to the
832832 extent of the creation of the district only, those provisions shall
833833 have no application.
834834 SECTION 3.11. Section 16.343(f), Water Code, is amended to
835835 read as follows:
836836 (f) The model rules may impose a platting or replatting
837837 requirement pursuant to Subsection (b)(2), (c)(2), or (d). A
838838 [Except as may be required by an agreement developed under Chapter
839839 242, Local Government Code, a] municipality that has adopted the
840840 model rules may impose the applicable platting requirements of
841841 Chapter 212, Local Government Code, and a county that has adopted
842842 the model rules may impose the applicable platting requirements of
843843 Chapter 232, Local Government Code, to real property that is
844844 required to be platted or replatted by the model rules under this
845845 section.
846846 ARTICLE 4. REPEALER
847847 SECTION 4.01. The following provisions of the Local
848848 Government Code are repealed:
849849 (1) Section 42.904;
850850 (2) Section 212.001(1);
851851 (3) Section 212.0025;
852852 (4) Section 212.003;
853853 (5) Section 212.007;
854854 (6) Sections 212.012(d), (e), and (f);
855855 (7) Section 216.0035;
856856 (8) Section 216.902;
857857 (9) Section 232.0013;
858858 (10) Section 232.022(c-1);
859859 (11) Section 233.031(b);
860860 (12) Section 233.153(c);
861861 (13) Chapter 242;
862862 (14) Section 352.119(a);
863863 (15) Section 382.001(a)(4);
864864 (16) Section 386.002;
865865 (17) Section 395.011(c);
866866 (18) Section 399.007(c);
867867 (19) Section 551.004;
868868 (20) Section 551.005(b); and
869869 (21) Section 562.012(d).
870870 SECTION 4.02. The following provisions are repealed:
871871 (1) Article 4.11(c), Code of Criminal Procedure;
872872 (2) Section 26.045(f), Government Code;
873873 (3) Section 27.031(c), Government Code; and
874874 (4) Section 394.062(b), Transportation Code.
875875 ARTICLE 5. EFFECTIVE DATE
876876 SECTION 5.01. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.