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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements for and charges for service from public |
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drinking water supply 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 amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Each public drinking water supply system shall provide |
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an adequate and safe drinking water supply. The supply must: |
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(1) meet the requirements of Section 341.031 and |
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commission rules; and |
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(2) provide a quantity of water or capacity of water |
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sufficient to serve the number of connections served by the public |
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drinking water supply system, unless the water system is a |
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noncommunity nontransient water system. |
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(c-1) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission by rule |
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shall establish connection equivalency values for each meter size |
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used to serve a recreational vehicle park, as defined by Section |
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13.087, Water Code, for use in determining the number of |
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connections served by a public drinking water supply system that |
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provides service through meters. When determining the number of |
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connections, the commission may only consider service for which a |
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meter has been installed that conforms with industry standards. |
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The rules must: |
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(1) establish that eight recreational vehicle or cabin |
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sites at a recreational vehicle park, whether occupied or not, are |
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equivalent to one residential metered connection; and |
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(2) provide a variance from a connection equivalency |
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value established under this subsection for a public drinking water |
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supply system if actual system usage is more than 10 percent below |
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the equivalency value. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 13, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 13.152 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 13.152. BILLING FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS. (a) |
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In this section, "recreational vehicle park" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 13.087. |
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(b) A retail public utility, other than a municipally owned |
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utility described by Section 13.087, providing water or sewer |
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service to a recreational vehicle park: |
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(1) shall ensure that billing for the service is based |
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on actual water usage recorded by the retail public utility; and |
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(2) may not impose a surcharge based on the number of |
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recreational vehicle or cabin sites in the recreational vehicle |
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park. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |