S.B. No. 1676
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to fees charged by certain counties near international
  borders for issuing certain utility certificates.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subsection (g), Section 232.028, Local
  Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (g)  The commissioners court may impose a fee for a
  certificate issued under this section for a subdivision [part of]
  which is located in the county and not within the limits [the
  extraterritorial jurisdiction] of a municipality [and part of which
  is not located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the
  municipality]. The amount of the fee may be the greater of $30 or
  the amount of the fee imposed by the municipality for a subdivision
  that is located entirely in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of
  the municipality for a certificate issued under Section 212.0115.
  A person who obtains a certificate under this section is not
  required to obtain a certificate under Section 212.0115.
         SECTION 2.  Section 232.029, Local Government Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (n) to read as follows:
         (n)  The commissioners court may impose a fee for a
  certificate issued under this section for a subdivision which is
  located in the county and not within the limits of a municipality.
  The amount of the fee may be the greater of $30 or the amount of the
  fee imposed by the municipality for a subdivision that is located
  entirely in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality
  for a certificate issued under Section 212.0115. A person who
  obtains a certificate under this section is not required to obtain a
  certificate under Section 212.0115.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1676 passed the Senate on
  April 21, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1676 passed the House on
  May 26, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 1, one
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor