Relating to a limitation on a county’s authority to require a cash bond before approving the construction of a pipeline.
relating to a limitation on a county’s authority to require a cash
bond before approving the construction of a pipeline.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 240, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 240.911 to read as follows:
Sec. 240.911. BOND FOR PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION. A county may
not require a cash bond as a condition of approval for the
construction of a pipeline in the county’s boundaries.
SECTION 2. Section 240.911, Local Government Code, as added
by this Act, applies only to an application for approval to
construct a pipeline filed with a county on or after the effective
date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
