88R2650 JXC-D
By: Raymond H.B. No. 583
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the production by the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality of an annual report on public drinking water supply
systems.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 341.0315, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows:
(f) The commission shall produce an annual report on public
drinking water supply systems in this state. The commission shall
deliver the report to the legislature not later than September 1 of
each year. The report must include:
(1) for the year preceding the production of the
report:
(A) an analysis of noteworthy events that
affected public drinking water supply systems and the consequences
of those events; and
(B) a summary of challenges experienced by public
drinking water supply systems and any vulnerabilities or system
failures that were exposed;
(2) projected:
(A) changes in the physical condition of public
drinking water supply systems, including expected wear and tear on
the systems; and
(B) effects of population increases on the
performance of public drinking water supply systems; and
(3) recommendations for preventing unplanned downtime
for public drinking water supply systems in times of disaster.
(g) The commission may cooperate with other state agencies,
political subdivisions, and public drinking water supply systems as
necessary to produce the report required under Subsection (f).
SECTION 2. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
shall provide to the legislature the first report required by
Section 341.0315(f), Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act,
not later than September 1, 2024.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.