By: Larson, Burnam (Senate Sponsor - Hegar) H.B. No. 252

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 22, 2013; April 22, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources; May 9, 2013, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0; May 9, 2013, sent to printer.)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 252 By: Hegar

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to water shortage reporting by water utilities and providers of wholesale water service.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 13, Water Code, is amended by adding Section 13.148 to read as follows:

Sec. 13.148. WATER SHORTAGE REPORT. (a) A retail public utility and each entity from which the utility is obtaining wholesale water service for the utility's retail system shall notify the commission when the utility or entity is reasonably certain that the water supply will be available for less than 180 days.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section and prescribe the form and content of notice required under this section.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.

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