Sec. 13.256.  COUNTY FEE.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county with a population of more than 2.8 million may not charge a water and sewer utility a fee for the privilege of installing or replacing a water or sewer line in the county's right-of-way.
(b)  This section does not affect a franchise agreement or other contract entered into before September 1, 1995.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 628, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.