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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain requirements for water systems. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 341, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 341.043 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 341.043. BOIL WATER NOTICES. (a) The operator of a |
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public drinking water supply system, when required by commission |
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rule to issue a boil water notice to its customers, shall: |
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(1) provide the notice in writing to each customer as |
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prescribed by commission rule to the street address of the |
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customer; and |
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(2) attempt to reach each customer by electronic means |
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to provide notice as prescribed by commission rule. |
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(b) When a boil water notice is no longer in effect, the |
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operator of a public drinking water supply system shall notify each |
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customer that the boil water notice has expired in the manner |
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described by Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 186, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 186.008 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 186.008. WEATHERIZATION. The Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality may require that a public utility that |
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furnishes water to the public complete a program of weatherization |
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if that commission finds that the public utility is at risk of being |
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unable to provide water to customers for a significant period of |
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time due to weather-related failures in equipment or |
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infrastructure. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |