TITLE: Relating to the relocation or adjustment of certain facilities for certain municipal projects.

SUMMARY: Relating to the relocation or adjustment of certain facilities for certain municipal projects.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the relocation or adjustment of certain facilities for certain municipal projects. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 54.203(c), Utilities Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) The governing body of a municipality may require a certificated telecommunications utility to relocate the utility's facility in a municipal public right-of-way at the municipality's [utility's] expense from their collected right-of-way fees as described by Section 283.051, Local Government Code, to permit the widening or straightening of a street by: (1) giving the utility notice at least 30 days before the date relocation is required [30 days' notice];and (2) specifying the new location for the facility along the right-of-way of the street. SECTION 2. Section 66.011, Utilities Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: (d-1) A municipality may require a holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority to relocate the holder's facility in a municipal public right-of-way at the municipality's expense to permit the widening or straightening of a street or to accommodate another municipal project by: (1) giving the holder notice at least 30 days before the date relocation is required; and (2) specifying the new location for the facility along the right-of-way. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.