By: Huffman S.R. No. 1212
 
 
 
SENATE RESOLUTION
         BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
  suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
  conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on
  House Bill 2694 (continuation and functions of the Texas
  Commission on Environmental Quality), to consider and take
  action on the following matter:
         Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the committee
  to change text not in disagreement in proposed Section 6.03 of
  the bill, in amended Section 5.701(n)(1), Water Code, to read as
  follows:
               (1)  Each provider of potable water or sewer utility
  service shall collect a regulatory assessment from each retail
  customer as follows:
                     (A)  A public utility as defined in Section
  13.002 [of this code] shall collect from each retail customer a
  regulatory assessment equal to one percent of the charge for
  retail water or sewer service.
                     (B)  A water supply or sewer service
  corporation as defined in Section 13.002 [of this code] shall
  collect from each retail customer a regulatory assessment equal
  to one-half of one percent of the charge for retail water or sewer
  service.
                     (C)  A district as defined in Section 49.001
  [of this code] that provides potable water or sewer utility
  service to retail customers shall collect from each retail
  customer a regulatory assessment equal to one-half of one percent
  of the charge for retail water or sewer service.
         Explanation:  This change is necessary to remove a change
  to the regulatory assessment collected by certain water supply or
  sewer service corporations.
 
 
 
 
    _______________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
         I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on May 28, 2011.
   
   
   
    _______________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate