Amend CSHB 1902 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 4, line 16, strike "Section 341.039" and substitute "Sections 341.039 and 366.012".

(2)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 366.012(a), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a)  To assure the effective and efficient administration of this chapter, the commission shall:

(1)  adopt rules governing the installation of on-site sewage disposal systems, including rules concerning the:

(A)  review and approval of on-site sewage disposal systems; and

(B)  temporary waiver of a permit for an emergency repair; and

(2)  adopt rules under this chapter that:

(A)  encourage the use of economically feasible alternative techniques and technologies for on-site sewage disposal systems that can be used in soils not suitable for conventional on-site sewage disposal;

(B)  address the separation of graywater, as defined by Section 341.039, in a residence served by an on-site sewage disposal system; [and]

(C)  allow for a reduction in the size required of an on-site sewage disposal system if the system is used in conjunction with a graywater system that complies with the rules adopted under Section 341.039; and

(D)  require on-site sewage disposal systems, including risers and covers, installed after September 1, 2012, to be designed to prevent access to the system by anyone other than:

(i)  the owner of the system; or

(ii)  a person described by Section 366.071(a) or (b).