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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the implementation of a water conservation plan and |
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drought contingency plan, as applicable, by certain entities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.055, Water Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsection (j) to read as |
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follows: |
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(h) On receipt of the notice under Subsection (g)(2)(B), the |
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person or entity shall immediately implement the person's or |
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entity's water conservation plan and [or] drought contingency plan, |
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as applicable. |
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(j) The board may notify the commission if the board |
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determines that a person or entity has violated Subsection (h). |
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Notwithstanding Section 7.051(b), a violation of Subsection (h) is |
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enforceable in the manner provided by Chapter 7 for a violation of a |
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provision of this code within the commission's jurisdiction or of a |
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rule adopted by the commission under a provision of this code within |
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the commission's jurisdiction. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |