Tex. Water Code § 49.2127

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 49.2127 - Pipeline Fees and Requirements Imposed By Certain Districts
(a) In this section, "retail public utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.002.
(b) This section applies only to a district whose territory is located wholly or partly in a county:
(1) located on the Gulf of Mexico and an international border; or
(2) adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1).
(c) Notwithstanding Section 49.002, this section prevails over a special law governing a district.
(d) A district may not impose on a retail public utility that proposes to construct a water or sewer pipeline or associated infrastructure in the district's service area:
(1) requirements for constructing the pipeline that are unduly burdensome; or
(2) a fee that is greater than the actual, reasonable, and documented costs incurred by the district for review, legal services, engineering services, inspection, construction, and repair associated with the retail public utility construction, and any other related costs incurred by the district in association with the retail public utility construction.

Tex. Water Code § 49.2127

Added by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1022,Sec. 8, eff. 9/1/2021.