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AN ACT
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relating to standards for installing fire hydrants in certain |
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residential areas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 341.0357(b), Health and Safety Code, as |
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added by Chapter 861 (H.B. 1391), Acts of the 80th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2007, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The regulatory authority for a public utility shall by |
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rule or ordinance adopt standards for installing fire hydrants and |
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maintaining sufficient water pressure for service to fire hydrants |
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adequate to protect public safety in residential areas in a |
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municipality with a population of 1,000,000 or more. |
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SECTION 2. Section 341.0358(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The regulatory authority for a public utility shall by |
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rule or ordinance adopt standards for installing fire hydrants and |
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maintaining sufficient water pressure for service to fire hydrants |
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adequate to protect public safety in residential areas in a |
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municipality with a population of 1,000,000 or more. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Section 1 of this Act takes effect only if |
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the Act of the 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, relating to |
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nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in existing codes |
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(H.B. 3545 or S.B. 1969) does not become law. If the Act of the |
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81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, relating to |
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nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in existing codes |
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(H.B. 3545 or S.B. 1969) becomes law, Section 1 of this Act has no |
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effect. |
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(b) Section 2 of this Act takes effect only if the Act of the |
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81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, relating to |
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nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in existing codes |
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(H.B. 3545 or S.B. 1969) becomes law. If the Act of the 81st |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, relating to nonsubstantive |
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additions to and corrections in existing codes (H.B. 3545 or |
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S.B. 1969) does not become law, Section 2 of this Act has no effect. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3661 was passed by the House on April |
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22, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 149, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3661 was passed by the Senate on May |
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12, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |