Amend CSHB 4246 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, strike lines 4 and 5 and substitute the following:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 552, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 552.915 to read as follows:
(2) On page 1, line 6, strike "13.5032" and substitute "552.915".
(3) On page 1, lines 17 and 18, strike "A municipally owned utility may not charge a dwelling unit base charge for nonsubmetered master metered utility service." and substitute "A municipally owned utility may not charge a:
(1) dwelling unit base charge for nonsubmetered master metered utility service if the utility charges a master meter charge; or
(2) master meter charge for nonsubmetered master metered utility service if the charge is based on the number of dwelling units."
(4) Strike page 1, line 19, through page 2, line 1, and substitute the following:
(d) Subsection (c) does not apply to a dwelling unit base charge that is charged in connection with a fee imposed on the municipally owned utility by another governmental entity.
(e) In this section:
(1) "Dwelling unit" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.501, Water Code.
(2) "Municipally owned utility" means any utility that provides water or sewer service and is owned, operated, and controlled by a municipality or by a nonprofit corporation whose directors are appointed by one or more municipalities.
(3) "Nonsubmetered master metered utility service" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.501, Water Code.