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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of municipal notices by utility bill and |
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mail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 2051, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2051.054 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2051.054. NOTICE OF MUNICIPALITY BY UTILITY BILL AND |
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MAIL. (a) In this section, "utility" means a person that provides |
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to the public gas, electricity, telephone, wastewater, or water |
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service. |
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(b) A municipality may satisfy a requirement in any other |
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law to provide notice by publication in a newspaper by: |
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(1) contracting with a utility to: |
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(A) include a copy of the notice in the utility |
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bill that is received by each utility customer; and |
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(B) provide the municipality with a list of |
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utility customers that includes the address of each customer; and |
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(2) mailing the notice to municipal residents who do |
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not receive a utility bill. |
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(c) A municipality or utility providing notice under this |
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section shall ensure that the notice is received at least one day |
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before the date of the event for which the notice is provided. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |