Bill Text: TX HB3089 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to payment of costs related to the relocation of certain political subdivision utility facilities for state highway projects.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-24 - Left pending in committee [HB3089 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB3089-Introduced.html
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| By: Martinez | H.B. No. 3089 | |
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| relating to payment of costs related to the relocation of certain | ||
| political subdivision utility facilities for state highway | ||
| projects. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 203.092, Transportation Code, is amended | ||
| by adding Subsection (a-4) to read as follows: | ||
| (a-4) Notwithstanding another provision of this section, a | ||
| utility shall make a relocation of a utility facility required by | ||
| improvement of the state highway system at the expense of this state | ||
| if the commission determines that: | ||
| (1) the utility is a political subdivision or is owned | ||
| or operated by a political subdivision; | ||
| (2) a financial condition would prevent the utility | ||
| from being able to pay the cost of relocation in full or in part at | ||
| the time of relocation or, if paid at that time, the payment would | ||
| adversely affect the utility's ability to operate or provide | ||
| essential services to its customers; and | ||
| (3) the utility is ineligible for a state | ||
| infrastructure bank loan under Subchapter D, Chapter 222, or is | ||
| otherwise unable to finance the cost of the relocation. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
