87R12281 SLB-D
 
  By: Raymond H.B. No. 4234
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to an annual report on water treatment facilities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 26, Water Code, is amended
  by adding Section 26.054 to read as follows:
         Sec. 26.054.  WATER TREATMENT FACILITY REPORT. (a) In this
  section, "utility commission" means the Public Utility Commission
  of Texas.
         (b)  The commission and the utility commission shall produce
  an annual report on water treatment facilities in this state.
         (c)  The report produced under this section shall include:
               (1)  for the year preceding the production of the
  report:
                     (A)  an analysis of events related to water
  treatment facilities and the consequences of those events; and
                     (B)  a summary of challenges experienced by the
  water treatment facilities or any vulnerabilities or system
  failures that were exposed;
               (2)  projected:
                     (A)  changes in the physical condition of water
  treatment facilities, including expected wear and tear on the
  facilities; and
                     (B)  effects of population increase on the
  performance of water treatment facilities; and
               (3)  the identification of means to prevent unplanned
  downtime for water treatment facilities in times of disaster.
         (d)  The commission and the utility commission may cooperate
  with other state agencies, political subdivisions, and water
  service providers to produce the report required under this
  section.
         (e)  The commission and the utility commission shall deliver
  the report to the legislature not later than September 1 of each
  year.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.