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| 2 | 2 | | By: Turner H.B. No. 2255 |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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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 the regulation and operation of an interactive water |
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| 8 | 8 | | feature or fountain. |
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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. Section 341.0695, Health and Safety Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (i-2) and |
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| 12 | 12 | | (l) to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (d) Except as provided by Subsection (f), a minimum free |
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| 14 | 14 | | residual chlorine of 2.0 parts [1.0 part] for each one million units |
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| 15 | 15 | | of water used in an interactive water feature or fountain must be |
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| 16 | 16 | | maintained. |
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| 17 | 17 | | (i-2) This subsection applies to a county with an |
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| 18 | 18 | | interactive water feature or fountain wholly or partly located in |
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| 19 | 19 | | the county's unincorporated area or a municipality with an |
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| 20 | 20 | | interactive water feature or fountain wholly located in the |
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| 21 | 21 | | municipality. For each interactive water feature or fountain |
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| 22 | 22 | | subject to this section, the applicable county or municipality |
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| 23 | 23 | | shall: |
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| 24 | 24 | | (1) require the person operating the interactive water |
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| 25 | 25 | | feature or fountain to manually test and record the feature's or |
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| 26 | 26 | | fountain's chemical levels every three to four hours during |
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| 27 | 27 | | operating hours; |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2) inspect the interactive water feature or fountain |
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| 29 | 29 | | at least twice annually for compliance with this subsection; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | (3) prepare a report containing the manual chemical |
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| 31 | 31 | | level test results recorded under Subdivision (1) and make the |
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| 32 | 32 | | report available to the public. |
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| 33 | 33 | | (l) An interactive water feature or fountain constructed |
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| 34 | 34 | | after December 31, 2023, must include a chemical controller system |
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| 35 | 35 | | and automatic shut-off valves for low chemical levels. |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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