By:  Barrientos                                                   S.B. No. 1225


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the regulation of rainwater harvested for domestic use.           
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  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 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 2.  Not later than March 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.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.