| 1 | 1 | | 84R298 BEF-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 1419 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for |
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| 8 | 8 | | rainwater harvesting by a property owner. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 1301, Occupations Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Section 1301.059 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 1301.059. RAINWATER HARVESTING BY PROPERTY OWNER. (a) |
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| 13 | 13 | | A person is not required to be licensed under this chapter to |
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| 14 | 14 | | harvest, store, distribute, treat, or use rainwater for any purpose |
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| 15 | 15 | | on property owned by the person if the rainwater is separated from |
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| 16 | 16 | | all public water supplies. |
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| 17 | 17 | | (b) The exemption under Subsection (a) includes the |
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| 18 | 18 | | installation, service, or repair of plumbing used for rainwater, |
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| 19 | 19 | | including plumbing associated with the treatment, use, or |
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| 20 | 20 | | distribution use of rainwater to supply a plumbing fixture or |
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| 21 | 21 | | appliance, if the plumbing is not connected to a public water |
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| 22 | 22 | | supply. |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 24 | 24 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 25 | 25 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 26 | 26 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 27 | 27 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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