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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that certain recipients of financial |
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assistance from the Texas Water Development Board adopt certain |
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restrictions on water use by their customers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 15, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 15.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 15.009. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; WATERING RESTRICTIONS. |
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(a) This section applies only to financial assistance provided |
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under this chapter: |
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(1) for a municipal water supply project; |
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(2) in an amount that exceeds $500,000; and |
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(3) to an entity that: |
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(A) is a: |
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(i) retail public utility as defined by |
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Section 13.002; and |
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(ii) public entity; and |
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(B) is not a: |
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(i) political subdivision that is primarily |
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a wholesale water provider; or |
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(ii) nonprofit water supply corporation |
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created and operating under Chapter 67. |
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(b) The board may waive the requirements of this section for |
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financial assistance sought to meet an emergency need. |
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(c) Financial assistance provided under this chapter shall |
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include conditions that require the recipient to have a water |
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conservation program in place that includes mandatory time-of-day |
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limitations on outdoor watering by its customers. |
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(d) The board shall: |
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(1) adopt rules to implement this section; and |
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(2) provide guidance to recipients of financial |
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assistance provided under this chapter in developing and |
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implementing programs that meet the requirements of this section |
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and rules adopted to implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 16, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 16.025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 16.025. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; WATERING RESTRICTIONS. |
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(a) This section applies only to financial assistance provided |
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under this chapter: |
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(1) for a municipal water supply project; |
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(2) in an amount that exceeds $500,000; and |
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(3) to an entity that: |
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(A) is a: |
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(i) retail public utility as defined by |
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Section 13.002; and |
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(ii) public entity; and |
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(B) is not a: |
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(i) political subdivision that is primarily |
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a wholesale water provider; or |
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(ii) nonprofit water supply corporation |
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created and operating under Chapter 67. |
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(b) The board may waive the requirements of this section for |
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financial assistance sought to meet an emergency need. |
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(c) Financial assistance provided under this chapter shall |
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include conditions that require the recipient to have a water |
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conservation program in place that includes mandatory time-of-day |
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limitations on outdoor watering by its customers. |
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(d) The board shall: |
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(1) adopt rules to implement this section; and |
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(2) provide guidance to recipients of financial |
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assistance provided under this chapter in developing and |
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implementing programs that meet the requirements of this section |
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and rules adopted to implement this section. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 17, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 17.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 17.004. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; WATERING RESTRICTIONS. |
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(a) This section applies only to financial assistance provided |
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under this chapter: |
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(1) for a municipal water supply project; |
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(2) in an amount that exceeds $500,000; and |
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(3) to an entity that: |
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(A) is a: |
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(i) retail public utility as defined by |
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Section 13.002; and |
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(ii) public entity; and |
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(B) is not a: |
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(i) political subdivision that is primarily |
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a wholesale water provider; or |
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(ii) nonprofit water supply corporation |
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created and operating under Chapter 67. |
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(b) The board may waive the requirements of this section for |
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financial assistance sought to meet an emergency need. |
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(c) Financial assistance provided under this chapter shall |
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include conditions that require the recipient to have a water |
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conservation program in place that includes mandatory time-of-day |
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limitations on outdoor watering by its customers. |
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(d) The board shall: |
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(1) adopt rules to implement this section; and |
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(2) provide guidance to recipients of financial |
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assistance provided under this chapter in developing and |
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implementing programs that meet the requirements of this section |
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and rules adopted to implement this section. |
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SECTION 4. (a) As soon as practicable after the effective |
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date of this Act, the Texas Water Development Board shall adopt |
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rules under Sections 15.009, 16.025, and 17.004, Water Code, as |
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added by this Act. |
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(b) Sections 15.009, 16.025, and 17.004, Water Code, as |
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added by this Act, apply only to an application for financial |
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assistance submitted to the Texas Water Development Board on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. An application submitted |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |