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H.B. No. 206 AN ACT 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. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 206 was passed by the House on April 23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 114, Nays 34, 1 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 206 was passed by the Senate on May 12, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 3. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor
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