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House Bill 2428 |
House Author: Puente |
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Effective: 1-1-06 |
Senate Sponsor: Armbrister |
House Bill 2428 is a water conservation measure relating to handheld commercial prerinse spray valves that are used in commercial settings to remove food residue from dishes and ware before further cleaning. It amends the Health and Safety Code to require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to maintain a list of such valves that are certified by the manufacturer or importer to have a flow rate less than or equal to 1.6 gallons of water a minute. The bill prohibits the sale, offering, distribution, lease, or importation into Texas of a commercial prerinse spray valve unless it meets that performance standard and is listed. The TCEQ may test the accuracy of a certification, may make list adjustments in cases of inaccurate certification, and may charge a fee for the test inspection.