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By: Kacal (Senate Sponsor - Schwertner) |
H.B. No. 1146 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 20, 2015; |
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May 4, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs; May 12, 2015, reported |
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favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 12, 2015, sent |
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to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to persons who may operate a public water supply system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 341.033, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The licensed operator of a water supply system may be |
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a volunteer. The owner or manager of a water supply system that is |
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operated by a volunteer shall maintain a record of each volunteer |
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operator showing the name of the volunteer, contact information for |
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the volunteer, and the time period for which the volunteer is |
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responsible for operating the water supply system. |
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SECTION 2. Section 341.034(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person who operates a public water supply on a |
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contract or volunteer basis must hold a registration issued by the |
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commission under Chapter 37, Water Code. |
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SECTION 3. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
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shall adopt rules necessary to implement Sections 341.033 and |
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341.034, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, not later |
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than December 1, 2015. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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