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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements for public drinking water supply systems |
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and certain rates and fees charged by water supply corporations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 341.0315, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (c-1) and |
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(c-2) to read as follows: |
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(c) Each public drinking water supply system shall provide |
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an adequate and safe drinking water supply. The supply must: |
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(1) meet the requirements of Section 341.031 and |
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commission rules; and |
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(2) provide a quantity of water or capacity of water |
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sufficient to serve the number of connections served by the public |
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drinking water supply system. |
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(c-1) In determining the number of connections served by a |
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public drinking water supply system that provides service through |
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meters, the commission by rule shall establish connection |
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equivalency values for each meter size used to serve a recreational |
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vehicle park, as that term is defined by Section 13.087, Water Code. |
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(c-2) The connection equivalency values required by |
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Subsection (c-1) must: |
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(1) establish a standard-size residential meter as one |
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connection; and |
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(2) determine the equivalent number of connections for |
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larger or smaller meters as multiples of a standard-size |
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residential meter, based on accepted industry standards. |
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SECTION 2. Section 49.2122(a-1), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a district or water |
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supply corporation that provides nonsubmetered master metered |
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utility service, as defined by Section 13.087(a)(1), to a |
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recreational vehicle park, as defined by Section 13.087(a)(3): |
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(1) shall determine the rates for that service on the |
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same basis the district or water supply corporation uses to |
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determine the rates for other commercial businesses that serve |
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transient customers and receive nonsubmetered master metered |
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utility service from the district or water supply corporation; and |
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(2) may not charge a person who owns or operates a |
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recreational vehicle park that receives nonsubmetered master |
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metered utility service from the district or water supply |
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corporation an administrative fee for the services provided. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |