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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation by municipalities of irrigation systems |
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and irrigators. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 401, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 401.006 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 401.006. IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. (a) A municipality with |
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a population of 5,000 or more by ordinance shall require an |
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installer of an irrigation system: |
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(1) to hold a license issued under Section 1903.251, |
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Occupations Code; and |
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(2) to obtain a permit before installing a system |
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within the territorial limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of |
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the municipality. |
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(b) The ordinance shall include minimum standards and |
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specifications for designing, installing, and operating irrigation |
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systems in accordance with Section 1903.053, Occupations Code, and |
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any rules adopted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
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under that section. |
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(c) A municipality may employ or contract with a licensed |
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plumbing inspector or a licensed irrigator to enforce the |
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ordinance. |
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(d) This section does not apply to an on-site sewage |
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disposal system, as defined by Section 366.002, Health and Safety |
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Code. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2009, a municipality |
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with a population of 5,000 or more shall adopt an ordinance under |
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Section 401.006, Local Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |