By: Huffman S.R. No. 1212
SENATE RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on
House Bill 2694 (continuation and functions of the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality), to consider and take
action on the following matter:
Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the committee
to change text not in disagreement in proposed Section 6.03 of
the bill, in amended Section 5.701(n)(1), Water Code, to read as
follows:
(1) Each provider of potable water or sewer utility
service shall collect a regulatory assessment from each retail
customer as follows:
(A) A public utility as defined in Section
13.002 [of this code] shall collect from each retail customer a
regulatory assessment equal to one percent of the charge for
retail water or sewer service.
(B) A water supply or sewer service
corporation as defined in Section 13.002 [of this code] shall
collect from each retail customer a regulatory assessment equal
to one-half of one percent of the charge for retail water or sewer
service.
(C) A district as defined in Section 49.001
[of this code] that provides potable water or sewer utility
service to retail customers shall collect from each retail
customer a regulatory assessment equal to one-half of one percent
of the charge for retail water or sewer service.
Explanation: This change is necessary to remove a change
to the regulatory assessment collected by certain water supply or
sewer service corporations.
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 28, 2011.
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Secretary of the Senate