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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to water utility systems consolidated under a single |
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tariff. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.145(a), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A utility may consolidate more than one system under a |
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single tariff only if: |
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(1) the systems under the tariff are substantially |
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similar in terms of: |
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(A) facilities; and |
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(B) [,] quality of service or [, and] cost of |
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service; and |
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(2) the tariff provides for rates that promote water |
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conservation for single-family residences and landscape |
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irrigation. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |