SRC-MWN, JEC S.B. 182 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 182
77R1267 DLF-DBy: Fraser
Natural Resources
1/26/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, rural Texas youth camps are defined as public drinking water
suppliers in the Safe Drinking Water Act and are thus under the rules and
regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency  adopted by the Texas
Natural Resources Conservation Commission. As proposed, S.B. 182 requires
the Texas Department of Health to regulate the water supply at a licensed
and approved youth camp. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Texas Board of Health in
SECTION 1 (Section 341.051, Health and Safety Code) of this bill. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 341C, Health and Safety Code, to add Section
341.051, as follows: 

Sec. 341.051.  WATER SUPPLIES AT YOUTH CAMPS. (a) Provides that this
subchapter does not apply to drinking water supplied by a youth camp to
staff and campers at the camp and their visitors. 

(b) Requires the Texas Department of Health (department) to regulate the
water supply at a youth camp as provided by Section 141.009 and rules
adopted by the Texas Board of Health under that section.  Requires those
rules to comply with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Section
300f et seq.). 

(c) 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 youth camp drinking water from being resold to any
other entity for any purpose. 

  (d)  Makes this section applicable only to a youth camp licensed by the
department. 

SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.