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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to exemption from the sales tax for certain water |
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efficient products for a limited period. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 151, Tax Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 151.3335 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 151.3335. WATER EFFICIENT PRODUCTS. (a) In this |
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section, "WaterSense product" means a product that has been |
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designated as a WaterSense certified product under the WaterSense |
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program operated by the United States Environmental Protection |
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Agency, or a similar successor program. |
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(b) The sale of a WaterSense product is exempted from the |
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taxes imposed by this chapter if the sale takes place during the |
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period described by Section 151.333(c). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect July 1, 2013, if it |
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receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for effect on that |
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date, this Act takes effect October 1, 2013. |