83R17555 JAM-D
By: Burnam, Lucio III H.B. No. 3604
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3604:
By: Johnson C.S.H.B. No. 3604
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the implementation of a water conservation plan and
drought contingency plan, as applicable, by certain entities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 16.055, Water Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsection (j) to read as
follows:
(h) On receipt of the notice under Subsection (g)(2)(B), the
person or entity shall immediately implement the person's or
entity's water conservation plan and [or] drought contingency plan,
as applicable.
(j) The board may notify the commission if the board
determines that a person or entity has violated Subsection (h).
Notwithstanding Section 7.051(b), a violation of Subsection (h) is
enforceable in the manner provided by Chapter 7 for a violation of a
provision of this code within the commission's jurisdiction or of a
rule adopted by the commission under a provision of this code within
the commission's jurisdiction.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.