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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to water shortage reporting by water utilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 13, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 13.148 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 13.148. WATER SHORTAGE REPORT. (a) The commission |
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shall require a retail public utility to: |
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(1) project the future period for which the utility's |
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water supply is a reasonably certain source for the volume of water |
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required for the utility's needs; and |
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(2) notify the commission when the utility's projected |
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water supply is reasonably certain for less than 180 days. |
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(b) The commission by rule shall prescribe the form and |
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content of notice required under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |