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| 1 | 1 | 87R12283 SLB-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Raymond H.B. No. 4228 | |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to a study by the Public Utility Commission of Texas and | |
| 8 | 8 | the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding a plan to | |
| 9 | 9 | protect water treatment facilities from catastrophe. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. (a) The Public Utility Commission of Texas and | |
| 12 | 12 | the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall conduct a study | |
| 13 | 13 | to create a plan to protect water treatment facilities from: | |
| 14 | 14 | (1) electrical outages; | |
| 15 | 15 | (2) catastrophic weather events; | |
| 16 | 16 | (3) terrorist attacks; | |
| 17 | 17 | (4) the projected effects of climate change; and | |
| 18 | 18 | (5) other potential disruptions to providing water | |
| 19 | 19 | service. | |
| 20 | 20 | (b) In conducting the study, the Public Utility Commission | |
| 21 | 21 | of Texas and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall | |
| 22 | 22 | consult with other state agencies or interested persons as needed | |
| 23 | 23 | to conduct the study. | |
| 24 | 24 | (c) Not later than September 1, 2022, the Public Utility | |
| 25 | 25 | Commission of Texas and the Texas Commission on Environmental | |
| 26 | 26 | Quality shall submit a report on the results of the study to the | |
| 27 | 27 | governor and the legislature. | |
| 28 | 28 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |