By:  Puente, Rose (Senate Sponsor - Armbrister)                   H.B. No. 2430
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 25, 2005; 
April 26, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on 
Natural Resources; May 17, 2005, reported adversely, with 
favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 10, 
Nays 0; May 17, 2005, sent to printer.)


COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2430                                   By:  Jackson


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the establishment of a rainwater harvesting evaluation 
committee and to standards for harvested rainwater.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  (a)  The Texas Water Development Board shall 
establish a Rainwater Harvesting Evaluation Committee to study the 
feasibility of using rainwater as a source of water supply.
	(b)  The committee is composed of four members as follows:                     
		(1)  a representative of the Texas Water Development 
Board, appointed by the board;
		(2)  a representative of the Texas Commission on 
Environmental Quality, appointed by the commission;
		(3)  a representative of the Department of State Health 
Services, appointed by the commissioner of state health services; 
and
		(4)  a representative of the Texas section of the 
American Water Works Association's Conservation and Reuse 
Division, appointed by the governing body of that section.
	(c)  The representative from the Texas Water Development 
Board is the presiding officer of the committee.
	(d)  The committee may request the assistance of outside 
experts or consultants, as necessary.
	(e)  Not later than December 1, 2006, the committee shall 
provide a report to the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the 
house of representatives.  The report must:
		(1)  evaluate the potential for rainwater harvesting in 
this state; and     
		(2)  recommend:                                                               
			(A)  minimum water quality guidelines and 
standards for potable and nonpotable indoor uses of rainwater;
			(B)  treatment methods for potable and nonpotable 
indoor uses of rainwater;
			(C)  ways, such as dual plumbing systems, to use 
rainwater harvesting systems in conjunction with existing 
municipal water systems for residential, industrial, community, or 
public water supplies; and
			(D)  ways that the state can further promote 
rainwater harvesting.         
	SECTION 2.  Subchapter C, Chapter 341, Health and Safety 
Code, is amended by adding Section 341.042 to read as follows:
	Sec. 341.042.  STANDARDS FOR HARVESTED RAINWATER.  The 
commission shall establish recommended standards relating to the 
domestic use of harvested rainwater, including health and safety 
standards for treatment and collection methods for harvested 
rainwater intended for drinking, cooking, or bathing.
	SECTION 3.  (a)  Not later than December 1, 2006, the Texas 
Commission on Environmental Quality shall adopt standards as 
required by Section 341.042, Health and Safety Code, as added by 
this Act.
	(b)  The commission shall coordinate with the Rainwater 
Harvesting Evaluation Committee in developing the recommended 
standards established and adopted under Section 341.042, Health and 
Safety Code.
	SECTION 4.  Section 1 of this Act expires and the Rainwater 
Harvesting Evaluation Committee is abolished January 1, 2007.
	SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.



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