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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to water loss in water delivery systems for certain |
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municipally owned water utilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 552, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 552.025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.025. ACCEPTABLE DELIVERY SYSTEM WATER LOSS FOR |
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CERTAIN MUNICIPALLY OWNED UTILITIES. (a) In this section, |
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"municipally owned utility" and "utility" have the meanings |
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assigned by Section 13.002, Water Code. |
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(b) This section applies only to a municipally owned utility |
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with more than 150,000 service connections; |
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(c) A municipally owned utility with a Texas Water |
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Development Board Water Loss Audit indicating water loss equal to |
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or more than 15 percent shall: |
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(1) within 180 days, enact Stage 2 water restrictions, |
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as specified in the utility's drought contingency plan, for a |
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maximum of two years until a new Texas Water Development Board Water |
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Loss Audit indicates water loss of less than 15 percent; and |
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(2) after two years, enact Stage 3 water restrictions, |
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as specified in the utility's drought contingency plan, until a new |
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Texas Water Development Board Water Loss Audit indicates water loss |
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of less than 15 percent. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |