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Senate Bill 1842 |
Senate Author: Lucio |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
House Sponsor: Phelan |
Senate Bill 1842 amends the Water Code to authorize a Class A utility to apply to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for an amendment of a certificate of convenience and necessity held by certain municipal utility districts to allow the utility to have the same rights and powers under the certificate as the applicable district. The bill sets out application requirements and requires the Public Utility Commission of Texas to review whether an application is complete and, if complete, to grant the application and amend the certificate.
Senate Bill 1842 amends the Health and Safety Code to include among the entities exempt from the requirement to file a business plan for a public drinking water supply system with the executive director of TCEQ a Class A utility that has applied for or been granted an amendment of a certificate of convenience and necessity under the bill's provisions for the area in which the construction of the system will operate.