SB 2015

relating to the relocation or adjustment of certain facilities for
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 54.203(c), Utilities Code, is amended to
(c)  The governing body of a municipality may require a
certificated telecommunications utility to relocate the utility's
facility in a municipal public right-of-way at the municipality's
[utility's] expense from their collected right-of-way fees as
described by Section 283.051, Local Government Code, to permit the
widening or straightening of a street by:
(1)  giving the utility notice at least 30 days before
the date relocation is required [30 days' notice]; and
(2)  specifying the new location for the facility along
the right-of-way of the street.
SECTION 2.  Section 66.011, Utilities Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:
(d-1)  A municipality may require a holder of a state-issued
certificate of franchise authority to relocate the holder's
facility in a municipal public right-of-way at the municipality's
expense to permit the widening or straightening of a street or to
accommodate another municipal project by:
(1)  giving the holder notice at least 30 days before
the date relocation is required; and
(2)  specifying the new location for the facility along
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.