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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the evaluation by the Water Conservation Advisory |
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Council of water conservation technologies for possible inclusion |
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in the best management practices guide developed by the water |
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conservation implementation task force. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 10.010, Water Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 10.010. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL. (a) The council |
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shall: |
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(1) monitor trends in water conservation |
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implementation; |
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(2) monitor and evaluate new technologies for possible |
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inclusion by the board as best management practices in the best |
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management practices guide developed by the water conservation |
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implementation task force under Chapter 109, Acts of the 78th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2003; |
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(3) monitor the effectiveness of the statewide water |
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conservation public awareness program developed under Section |
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16.401 and associated local involvement in implementation of the |
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program; |
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(4) develop and implement a state water management |
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resource library; |
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(5) develop and implement a public recognition program |
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for water conservation; |
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(6) monitor the implementation of water conservation |
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strategies by water users included in regional water plans; and |
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(7) monitor target and goal guidelines for water |
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conservation to be considered by the board and commission. |
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(b) New technologies evaluated for possible inclusion in |
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the best management practices guide under Subsection (a)(2) must |
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include technologies associated with agricultural and landscaping |
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irrigation, plumbing retrofits, and hydraulic shock-prevention |
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systems. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |