| 1 | 1 | | 88R24003 JXC-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Raymond H.B. No. 585 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 585: |
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| 4 | 4 | | By: King of Uvalde C.S.H.B. No. 585 |
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| 5 | 5 | | |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to a study by the Texas Commission on Environmental |
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| 10 | 10 | | Quality regarding the protection of certain water facilities from |
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| 11 | 11 | | catastrophes. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. (a) The Texas Commission on Environmental |
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| 14 | 14 | | Quality shall conduct a study of potential methods for protecting |
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| 15 | 15 | | public drinking water supply systems regulated by the commission |
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| 16 | 16 | | under Chapter 341, Health and Safety Code, and wastewater treatment |
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| 17 | 17 | | facilities regulated by the commission under Chapter 26, Water |
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| 18 | 18 | | Code, from: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (1) electrical outages; |
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| 20 | 20 | | (2) catastrophic weather events; |
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| 21 | 21 | | (3) conduct that constitutes an offense under Chapter |
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| 22 | 22 | | 424, Government Code; |
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| 23 | 23 | | (4) the projected effects of climate change; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | (5) other potential disruptions to providing water |
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| 25 | 25 | | service. |
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| 26 | 26 | | (b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall |
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| 27 | 27 | | consult with other state agencies or interested persons as needed |
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| 28 | 28 | | to facilitate the study. |
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| 29 | 29 | | (c) Not later than September 1, 2024, the Texas Commission |
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| 30 | 30 | | on Environmental Quality shall: |
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| 31 | 31 | | (1) create a report on the results of the study that |
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| 32 | 32 | | includes recommendations for legislative or other action to |
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| 33 | 33 | | facilitate the protection of the facilities described by Subsection |
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| 34 | 34 | | (a) of this section; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | (2) submit the report to the governor and the |
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| 36 | 36 | | legislature. |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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