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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain notice requirements regarding fluoridation of a |
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water supply system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 341.033, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
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(j) An owner, agent, manager, operator, or other person in |
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charge of a public water supply system that furnishes for public or |
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private use drinking water containing added fluoride may not |
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permanently reduce the amount of fluoride in the water or |
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permanently terminate the fluoridation of the water unless the |
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owner, agent, manager, operator, or person provides written notice |
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to the customers of the system and the commission of the reduction |
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or termination at least 60 days before the reduction or |
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termination. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |