By: Cook S.B. No. 2897
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the adoption of a water conservation program by a
county.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 562, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Subchapter C to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER C. WATER CONSERVATION
Sec. 562.051. WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. (a) The
commissioners court of a county by order may adopt a water
conservation program. Except as provided by Subsection (b), a
water conservation program adopted under this section may establish
for the unincorporated area of the county, including the
extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality:
(1) water use restrictions;
(2) water conservation standards applicable to a
development, redevelopment, or subdivision of a tract of land that
begins after August 31, 2025; and
(3) other strategies intended to reduce water use,
water loss, or otherwise conserve water resources.
(b) Water use restrictions and water conservation standards
established under Subsection (a) do not apply to an agricultural
operation, as defined by Section 251.002, Agriculture Code.
(c) To the extent of a conflict between a county order
adopted under this section and a municipal ordinance regulating the
same conduct, the ordinance prevails.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.