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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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, 2017. |