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AN ACT
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relating to the obligation of certain retail public utilities to |
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mitigate their system water loss. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.0121(g), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(g) A retail public utility providing potable water that |
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receives from the board financial assistance shall use a portion of |
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that financial assistance, or any additional financial assistance |
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provided by the board for the purpose described by this subsection, |
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to mitigate the utility's system water loss if, based on a water |
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audit filed by the utility under this section, the water loss meets |
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or exceeds the threshold established by board rule. On the request |
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of a retail public utility, the board may waive the requirements of |
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this subsection if the board finds that the utility is |
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satisfactorily addressing the utility's system water loss. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 949 was passed by the House on April |
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16, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 949 was passed by the Senate on May |
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15, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |