By: Springer, Frank (Senate Sponsor - Perry) H.B. No. 2788

(In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2015; May 5, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs; May 12, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 12, 2015, sent to printer.)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of a retail public water utility to require an operator of a correctional facility to comply with water conservation measures.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 13, Water Code, is amended by adding Section 13.1461 to read as follows:

Sec. 13.1461. CORRECTIONAL FACILITY COMPLIANCE WITH CONSERVATION MEASURES. A retail public utility may require the operator of a correctional facility, as defined by Section 1.07(14), Penal Code, that receives retail water or sewer utility service from the retail public utility to comply with water conservation measures adopted or implemented by the retail public utility.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015.

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