By: Larson, Burnam (Senate Sponsor - Hegar) H.B. No. 252
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 22, 2013;
April 22, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on
Natural Resources; May 9, 2013, reported adversely, with favorable
Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0;
May 9, 2013, sent to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 252 By: Hegar
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to water shortage reporting by water utilities and
providers of wholesale water service.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 13, Water Code, is amended
by adding Section 13.148 to read as follows:
Sec. 13.148. WATER SHORTAGE REPORT. (a) A retail public
utility and each entity from which the utility is obtaining
wholesale water service for the utility's retail system shall
notify the commission when the utility or entity is reasonably
certain that the water supply will be available for less than 180
days.
(b) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this
section and prescribe the form and content of notice required under
this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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