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House Bill 2781 |
House Author: Fletcher |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Campbell |
House Bill 2781 amends the Government Code to require State Energy Conservation Office procedural standards regarding energy and water conservation design standards for new state buildings and major renovation projects to require that on-site reclaimed system technologies and rainwater harvesting system technology for potable and nonpotable outdoor water use, rather than for landscape watering, be incorporated into the design and construction of certain new state buildings.
House Bill 2781 amends the Health and Safety Code to remove the requirement that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) develop rules regarding the installation and maintenance of rainwater harvesting systems that are used for indoor potable purposes and connected to a public water supply system.
Previous law required TCEQ to provide that a structure must have appropriate cross-connection safeguards if the structure is connected to a public water supply system and has a rainwater harvesting system for indoor use. House Bill 2781 requires TCEQ to provide that a structure must have such safeguards if the structure has a rainwater harvesting system and uses a public water supply for an auxiliary water source. The bill sets out related provisions regarding the use of a public water supply system as an auxiliary water source, including requirements for a privately owned rainwater harvesting system with a capacity of more than 500 gallons that has an auxiliary water supply, and makes a related change to the residential real property seller's property condition disclosure in the Property Code.
Previous law required each member of the permitting staff of each county and municipality with a population of more than 100,000 whose work relates directly to permits involving rainwater harvesting to receive certain rainwater harvesting training at least once every five years. House Bill 2781 amends the Local Government Code to decrease this population threshold to 10,000.