81R29256 JTS-F
By: Howard of Travis H.B. No. 722
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 722:
By: Pierson C.S.H.B. No. 722
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an independent review of a proposed facility to supply
drinking water requested by certain municipalities and other local
governments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 430, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 430.004 to read as follows:
Sec. 430.004. REQUEST FOR INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF PROPOSED
FACILITY TO SUPPLY DRINKING WATER. (a) In this section, "facility
to supply drinking water" includes an intake facility, a pumping
facility, a storage facility, a pipeline, and any other facility to
withdraw, transport, or otherwise deliver drinking water.
(b) Before a person may begin construction of a facility to
supply drinking water with a value greater than $100 million, the
person shall:
(1) at the request of a municipality or other local
government in whose boundaries the facility will be located,
contract for an independent review of the facility that examines
the scope of the project, the benefits of the facility to the
municipality or other local government, and the effect of the
facility on the individuals in the municipality or other local
government who would be affected by the facility; and
(2) provide a copy of the review to the requesting
entity and any other local government that may be affected by the
facility.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.