85R8050 GRM-F     By: Cyrier H.B. No. 2322       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the applicability of petitions to release an area for   certificates of public convenience and necessity for water or sewer   services.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 13.254, Water Code, is amended by adding   Subsection (a-12) to read as follows:          (a-12)  Subsection (a-5) does not apply to a county:                (1)  with a population of more than 70,000 and less than   100,000 and contains a portion of the Colorado River; and                 (2)  that is adjacent to a county with a population of   one million or more.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by Section 13.254, Water   Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to a petition filed on or   after the effective date of this Act. A petition filed before the   effective date of this Act is subject to the law in effect on the   date the petition is filed, and that law is continued in effect for   that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.