H.B. No. 1146
AN ACT
relating to persons who may operate a public water supply system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 341.033, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) The licensed operator of a water supply system may be
a volunteer. The owner or manager of a water supply system that is
operated by a volunteer shall maintain a record of each volunteer
operator showing the name of the volunteer, contact information for
the volunteer, and the time period for which the volunteer is
responsible for operating the water supply system.
SECTION 2. Section 341.034(a), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) A person who operates a public water supply on a
contract or volunteer basis must hold a registration issued by the
commission under Chapter 37, Water Code.
SECTION 3. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
shall adopt rules necessary to implement Sections 341.033 and
341.034, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, not later
than December 1, 2015.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1146 was passed by the House on April
16, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1146 was passed by the Senate on May
20, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor