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      S.B. No. 612         AN ACT   relating to the authority of certain conservation and reclamation   districts to impose fees for the construction of certain pipelines   and associated infrastructure.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 49.2127, Water Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as   follows:          (a)  In this section :                 (1)     "Developer" means a person who owns land in a   district who:                       (A)     has divided or proposes to divide the land   into two or more parts; or                       (B)     requests more than two water or sewer service   connections on a single contiguous tract of land.                 (2)  "Retail [ , "retail ] public utility" has the meaning   assigned by Section 13.002.           (e)     A district may not impose on a developer that proposes   to construct a water or sewer pipeline or associated infrastructure   in the district's service area a fee that is greater than the   actual, reasonable, and documented costs incurred by the district   for review, legal services, engineering services, inspection,   construction, repair, and infrastructure relocation or conversion   associated with the construction, and any other related costs   incurred by the district in association with the construction of a   subdivision.          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, 2025.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 612 passed the Senate on   May 8, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 612 passed the House on   May 28, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 104, Nays 37, two   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor