H.B. No. 2798
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a county to implement a pilot program
to reuse wastewater at county facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 341, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 341.0391 to read as follows:
Sec. 341.0391. COUNTY PILOT PROGRAM FOR WASTEWATER REUSE.
(a) This section applies only to a county with a population of more
than 3.3 million.
(b) A county may implement a pilot program to reuse any form
of wastewater at a county facility for subsurface irrigation and
toilet and urinal flushing. The program must require the wastewater
to be treated at the facility before reuse.
(c) The commission may adopt rules to ensure that a program
implemented under this section does not create a nuisance and does
not threaten human health or damage the quality of surface water and
groundwater in this state.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2798 was passed by the House on April
20, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2798 was passed by the Senate on May
19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor