SRC-AXB H.B. 3381 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center H.B. 3381 By: Hilderbran (Fraser) Natural Resources 5/14/1999 Engrossed DIGEST Under current law, rural Texas youth camps are defined as public drinking water suppliers in the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and, thus, are subject to the rules and regulations set forth by the Environmental Protection Agency and adopted by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. These regulations, licenses, and fees are the same regulations that cities are required to comply with in regard to public drinking water. H.B. 3381 requires the Texas Department of Health (TDH) to regulate the water supply at a licensed and approved youth camp as provided by Section141.009, Health and Safety Code, and by rules adopted by the Texas Board of Health under that section. This bill also requires that youth camp drinking water be classified as being furnished for private use, and prohibits youth camps from reselling the water. PURPOSE As proposed, H.B. 3381 requires the Texas Department of Health (TDH) to regulate the water supply at a licensed and approved youth camp as provided by Section141.009, Health and Safety Code, and by rules adopted by the Texas Board of Health under that section. This bill also requires that youth camp drinking water be classified as being furnished for private use, and prohibits youth camps from reselling the water. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 341C, Health and Safety Code, by adding Section 341.051, as follows: Sec. 341.051. WATER SUPPLIES AT YOUTH CAMPS. Provides that this subchapter (Sanitary Standards of Drinking Water; Protection of Public Water Supplies and Bodies of Water) does not apply to drinking water supplied by a youth camp to staff and campers at the camp and their visitors. Requires the Texas Department of Health (TDH) to regulate the water supply at a youth camp as provided by Section 141.009 (Standards) and rules adopted by the Texas Board of Health under that section. Provides that those rules must comply with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300f et seq.). Requires youth camp drinking water to be classified as being furnished for private use, regardless of the number of persons for whom water is supplied. Prohibits the youth camp drinking water from being resold to any other entity for any purpose. Provides that this section applies only to a youth camp licensed and approved by TDH. SECTION 2. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage