TITLE: Relating to the applicability of petitions to release an area for certificates of public convenience and necessity for water or sewer services.

SUMMARY: Relating to the applicability of petitions to release an area for certificates of public convenience and necessity for water or sewer services.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the applicability of petitions to release an area for certificates of public convenience and necessity for water or sewer services. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 13.254, Water Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-12) to read as follows: (a-12) Subsection (a-5) does not apply to a county: (1) with a population of more than 70,000 and less than 100,000 and contains a portion of the Colorado River; and (2) that is adjacent to a county with a population of one million or more. SECTION 2. The changes in law made by Section 13.254, Water Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to a petition filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A petition filed before the effective date of this Act is subject to the law in effect on the date the petition is filed, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.