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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the production by the Texas Commission on Environmental |
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Quality of an annual report on public drinking water supply |
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systems. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 341.0315, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: |
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(f) The commission shall produce an annual report on public |
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drinking water supply systems in this state. The commission shall |
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deliver the report to the legislature not later than September 1 of |
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each year. The report must include: |
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(1) for the year preceding the production of the |
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report: |
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(A) an analysis of noteworthy events that |
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affected public drinking water supply systems and the consequences |
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of those events; and |
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(B) a summary of challenges experienced by public |
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drinking water supply systems and any vulnerabilities or system |
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failures that were exposed; |
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(2) projected: |
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(A) changes in the physical condition of public |
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drinking water supply systems, including expected wear and tear on |
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the systems; and |
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(B) effects of population increases on the |
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performance of public drinking water supply systems; and |
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(3) recommendations for preventing unplanned downtime |
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for public drinking water supply systems in times of disaster. |
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(g) The commission may cooperate with other state agencies, |
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political subdivisions, and public drinking water supply systems as |
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necessary to produce the report required under Subsection (f). |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
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shall provide to the legislature the first report required by |
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Section 341.0315(f), Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, |
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not later than September 1, 2024. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |