| 6 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 5 | | relating to the quality of water provided by public drinking water |
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| 8 | 6 | | supply systems to state supported living centers. |
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| 9 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 555, Health and Safety |
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| 11 | 9 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 555.026 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 10 | | Sec. 555.026. DRINKING WATER QUALITY: TEXAS COMMISSION ON |
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| 13 | 11 | | ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY GUIDANCE ON LEAD AND COPPER TESTING. To |
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| 14 | 12 | | ensure the quality of water provided by public drinking water |
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| 15 | 13 | | supply systems to state supported living centers, the department or |
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| 16 | 14 | | its successor agency, with guidance from the Texas Commission on |
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| 17 | 15 | | Environmental Quality, shall: |
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| 18 | 16 | | (1) develop: |
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| 19 | 17 | | (A) a testing plan and monitoring strategy; |
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| 20 | 18 | | (B) outreach and educational materials for |
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| 21 | 19 | | distribution to residents and department staff; |
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| 22 | 20 | | (C) requirements for using an accredited |
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| 23 | 21 | | laboratory and sample chain of custody procedures; and |
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| 24 | 22 | | (D) guidance for compliance with the federal lead |
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| 25 | 23 | | and copper rules (40 C.F.R. Part 141, Subpart I); |
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| 26 | 24 | | (2) review: |
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| 27 | 25 | | (A) public notification procedures to staff, |
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| 28 | 26 | | residents, and visitors regarding water quality; |
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| 29 | 27 | | (B) sampling protocols and procedures; |
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| 30 | 28 | | (C) locations of taps used for monitoring; |
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| 31 | 29 | | (D) analytical data on lead or copper levels |
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| 32 | 30 | | exceeding the applicable action level; |
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| 33 | 31 | | (E) remediation activities; and |
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| 34 | 32 | | (F) customer service inspection reports; |
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| 35 | 33 | | (3) compile a list of qualified customer service |
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| 36 | 34 | | inspectors; and |
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| 37 | 35 | | (4) perform: |
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| 38 | 36 | | (A) on-site training and evaluation of sampling; |
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| 39 | 37 | | and |
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| 40 | 38 | | (B) on-site evaluation of customer service |
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| 41 | 39 | | inspections through licensed customer service inspectors. |
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| 42 | 40 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 43 | 41 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 44 | 42 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 45 | 43 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 46 | 44 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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| 45 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 46 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 47 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 546 passed the Senate on |
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| 48 | + | April 3, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 49 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 51 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 546 passed the House on |
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| 52 | + | May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, two |
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| 53 | + | present not voting. |
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| 54 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 55 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 56 | + | Approved: |
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| 57 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 58 | + | Date |
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| 59 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 60 | + | Governor |
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