84R5254 JAM-F
By: Lucio III H.B. No. 949
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the obligation of certain retail public utilities to
mitigate their system water loss.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 16.0121(g), Water Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(g) A retail public utility providing potable water that
receives from the board financial assistance shall use a portion of
that financial assistance, or any additional financial assistance
provided by the board for the purpose described by this subsection,
to mitigate the utility's system water loss if, based on a water
audit filed by the utility under this section, the water loss meets
or exceeds the threshold established by board rule. On the request
of a retail public utility, the board may waive the requirements of
this subsection if the board finds that the utility is
satisfactorily addressing the utility's system water loss.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.