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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to water audits by retail public utilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.0121, Water Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (g) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (g) [Every five years], |
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a retail public utility providing potable water shall perform and |
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file with the board, every five years, a water audit computing the |
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utility's most recent annual system water loss. |
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(g) A retail public utility shall perform and file with the |
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board a water loss audit annually if the utility is receiving any |
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financial assistance from the board. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2009. |