Amend CSHB 2133 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 10.010, Water Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 10.010. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL. (a) The council shall:
(1) monitor trends in water conservation implementation;
(2) monitor and evaluate new technologies for possible inclusion by the board as best management practices in the best management practices guide developed by the water conservation implementation task force under Chapter 109, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003;
(3) monitor the effectiveness of the statewide water conservation public awareness program developed under Section 16.401 and associated local involvement in implementation of the program;
(4) develop and implement a state water management resource library;
(5) develop and implement a public recognition program for water conservation;
(6) monitor the implementation of water conservation strategies by water users included in regional water plans; and
(7) monitor target and goal guidelines for water conservation to be considered by the board and commission.
(b) New technologies evaluated for possible inclusion in the best management practices guide under Subsection (a)(2) must include technologies associated with agricultural and landscaping irrigation, plumbing retrofits, and hydraulic shock-prevention systems.
SECTION ____. Section 10.011, Water Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 10.011. REPORT. Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the council shall submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives a report on progress made in water conservation in this state. The report must include specific statutory, budgetary, and policy recommendations to improve water conservation and management.