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| 1 | 1 | 81R10911 TRH-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Paxton H.B. No. 3603 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to a study of fire flow service by water supply | |
| 8 | 8 | corporations in semi-urban areas. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 13, Water Code, is amended | |
| 11 | 11 | by adding Section 13.148 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 13.148. STUDY OF FIRE FLOW SERVICE BY WATER SUPPLY | |
| 13 | 13 | CORPORATIONS. (a) The commission shall conduct a study regarding | |
| 14 | 14 | the role of water supply corporations in providing potable water | |
| 15 | 15 | for fire flow that is sufficient to support the placement of fire | |
| 16 | 16 | hydrants and the connection of the water system to fire suppression | |
| 17 | 17 | equipment in semi-urban areas experiencing rapid development. | |
| 18 | 18 | (b) The study required by Subsection (a) must examine: | |
| 19 | 19 | (1) the actions a water supply corporation must take | |
| 20 | 20 | to supply adequate fire flow in semi-urban areas; and | |
| 21 | 21 | (2) the costs associated with providing adequate fire | |
| 22 | 22 | flow in semi-urban areas. | |
| 23 | 23 | (c) Not later than December 1, 2010, the commission shall | |
| 24 | 24 | submit a report regarding the results of the study to the | |
| 25 | 25 | legislature. | |
| 26 | 26 | (d) This section expires September 2, 2011. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |