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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a hospital to drill a water well for |
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the purpose of producing water for use in the event of an emergency |
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or natural disaster in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 311, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 311.005 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 311.005. WATER WELLS FOR USE IN EVENT OF EMERGENCY OR |
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NATURAL DISASTER IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies |
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only to counties adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico and Sabine-Neches |
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River, with a population of at least 200,000 and less than 300,000 |
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persons. |
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(b) A hospital may drill a water well on property owned by |
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the hospital for the purpose of producing water to supplement the |
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hospital's water supply in the event that an emergency or natural |
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disaster prevents the hospital from receiving water from the |
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hospital's usual source. |
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(c) This section does not affect the authority of a |
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groundwater conservation district to regulate groundwater |
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production under Chapter 36, Water Code, or other law governing a |
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groundwater conservation district. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |