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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of a water conservation coordinator by |
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a retail public water utility to implement a water conservation |
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plan. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.146, Water Code, is amended to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 13.146. WATER CONSERVATION PLAN. The commission shall |
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require a retail public utility that provides potable water service |
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to 3,300 or more connections to: |
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(1) submit to the executive administrator of the board |
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a water conservation plan based on specific targets and goals |
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developed by the retail public utility and using appropriate best |
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management practices, as defined by Section 11.002, or other water |
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conservation strategies; |
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(2) designate a person as the water conservation |
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coordinator responsible for implementing the water conservation |
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plan; and |
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(3) identify, in writing, the water conservation |
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coordinator to the executive administrator of the board. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |