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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a retail public water utility to |
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require an operator of a correctional facility to comply with water |
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conservation measures. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 13, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 13.1461 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 13.1461. CORRECTIONAL FACILITY COMPLIANCE WITH |
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CONSERVATION MEASURES. A retail public utility may require the |
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operator of a correctional facility, as defined by Section |
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1.07(14), Penal Code, that receives retail water or sewer utility |
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service from the retail public utility to comply with water |
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conservation measures adopted or implemented by the retail public |
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utility. |
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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. 2788 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 1, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2788 was passed by the Senate on May |
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20, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |