Tex. Water Code § 16.347 · Subchapter J. ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS
REQUIREMENT OF IMPOSITION OF DISTRESSED AREAS WATER FINANCING FEE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this section:
(1) "Distressed areas water financing fee" means a fee imposed by a political subdivision on undeveloped property.
(2) "Undeveloped property" means a tract, lot, or reserve in an area in a political subdivision to be served by water supply or sewer services financed in whole or in part with financial assistance from the board under Subchapter K, Chapter 17, of this code for which a plat has been filed under Subchapter A, Chapter 212, or Chapter 232, Local Government Code.
(b) The board may require, as a condition for granting an application for financial assistance under Subchapter K, Chapter 17, of this code to a political subdivision in which a plat is required to be filed under Subchapter A, Chapter 212, or Chapter 232, Local Government Code, that the applicant impose a distressed areas water financing fee on undeveloped property in the political subdivision if the board determines that imposition of the fee would:
(1) reduce the amount of any financial assistance that the board may provide to accomplish the purposes of the political subdivision under the application; or
(2) assist the political subdivision to more effectively retire any debt undertaken by the political subdivision in connection with financial assistance made available by the board to the political subdivision.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 2.13.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.16.htm
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