89R10822 ANG-D     By: Harris H.B. No. 3322       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the procedure for amending or revoking certificates of   public convenience and necessity issued to certain water utilities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 13.2541, Water Code, is amended by   amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (e-1) to read as   follows:          (b)  As an alternative to decertification or expedited   release under Section 13.254, the owner of a tract of land that is   at least 25 acres and that is not receiving water or sewer service   may petition for expedited release of the area from a certificate of   public convenience and necessity in the manner provided by this   section and is entitled to that release if the landowner's property   is located in a county with a population of at least 1.2 million, a   county adjacent to a county with a population of at least 1.2   million, [or] a county with a population of more than 200,000 and   less than 233,500 that does not contain a public or private   university that had a total enrollment in the most recent fall   semester of 40,000 or more, or a county adjacent to a county   adjacent to a county with a population of at least 1.2 million [and   not in a county that has a population of more than 50,500 and less   than 52,000].          (e-1)  A landowner that submits a petition under this section   may agree to pay to the certificate holder that is the subject of   the petition under this section an amount equal to the amount   necessary to pay or defease a federal loan for a certificate holder   that is a borrower under a federal loan program.  On request from   the petitioner, the certificate holder must provide the petitioner   with the amount necessary to pay or defease the federal loan.  The   utility commission may issue an order to require the certificate   holder to accept a loan payment or defeasance under this section.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   a proceeding affecting a certificate of public convenience and   necessity that commences on or after the effective date of this Act.     A proceeding affecting a certificate of public convenience and   necessity that commenced before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect on the date the proceeding is   commenced, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.