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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 284.153

GENERAL PROCESS RELATING TO PERMIT APPLICATION

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 591 (S.B. 1004), Sec. 1, eff

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a municipality may not require an applicant to provide more information to obtain the permit than a telecommunications utility that is not a network provider is required to provide unless the information directly relates to the requirements of this chapter.

(b) As part of the standard form for a permit application, a municipality may require the applicant to include applicable construction and engineering drawings and information to confirm that the applicant will comply with the municipality's publicly disclosed public right-of-way design specifications and applicable codes.

(c) A municipality may require an applicant to provide:

(1) information reasonably related to the provider's use of the public right-of-way under this chapter to ensure compliance with this chapter;

(2) a certificate that the network node complies with applicable regulations of the Federal Communications Commission; and

(3) certification that the proposed network node will be placed into active commercial service by or for a network provider not later than the 60th day after the date the construction and final testing of the network node is completed.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.