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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the publication of pathogen-related fresh water data by |
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the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 26, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 26.0152 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 26.0152. ONLINE PUBLICATION OF FRESH WATER DATA. The |
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commission shall publish on the commission's Internet website data |
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from available monitoring data and assessment results related to |
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pathogens and pathogen indicators in lakes, bays, springs, rivers, |
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streams, creeks, inlets, and other bodies of fresh water commonly |
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used for swimming, fishing, or other recreation. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |