87R3178 SLB-D
By: Ramos H.B. No. 1143
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the publication of pathogen-related fresh water data by
the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 26, Water Code, is amended
by adding Section 26.0152 to read as follows:
Sec. 26.0152. ONLINE PUBLICATION OF FRESH WATER DATA. The
commission shall publish on the commission's Internet website data
from available monitoring data and assessment results related to
pathogens and pathogen indicators in lakes, bays, springs, rivers,
streams, creeks, inlets, and other bodies of fresh water commonly
used for swimming, fishing, or other recreation.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.