82R4103 SMH-D
By: King of Taylor H.B. No. 1664
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality to require metering of certain water uses in connection
with a water conservation plan submitted by certain applicants for
or holders of a water right.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.1271, Water Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) This subsection applies only to a lake that is not used
to supply public drinking water. Rules adopted by the commission
under this section may not require the metering of water withdrawn
from a lake by an owner or lessee of property adjacent to the lake to
irrigate a lawn or family garden located on the property.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.