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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for |
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rainwater harvesting by a property owner. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 1301, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1301.059 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1301.059. RAINWATER HARVESTING BY PROPERTY OWNER. (a) |
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A person is not required to be licensed under this chapter to |
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harvest, store, distribute, treat, or use rainwater for any purpose |
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on property owned by the person if the rainwater is separated from |
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all public water supplies. |
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(b) The exemption under Subsection (a) includes the |
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installation, service, or repair of plumbing used for rainwater, |
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including plumbing associated with the treatment, use, or |
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distribution use of rainwater to supply a plumbing fixture or |
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appliance, if the plumbing is not connected to a public water |
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supply. |
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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. |