88R2650 JXC-D
 
  By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 382
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the production by the Texas Commission on Environmental
  Quality of an annual report on public drinking water supply
  systems.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 341.0315, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows:
         (f)  The commission shall produce an annual report on public
  drinking water supply systems in this state.  The commission shall
  deliver the report to the legislature not later than September 1 of
  each year.  The report must include:
               (1)  for the year preceding the production of the
  report:
                     (A)  an analysis of noteworthy events that
  affected public drinking water supply systems and the consequences
  of those events; and
                     (B)  a summary of challenges experienced by public
  drinking water supply systems and any vulnerabilities or system
  failures that were exposed;
               (2)  projected:
                     (A)  changes in the physical condition of public
  drinking water supply systems, including expected wear and tear on
  the systems; and
                     (B)  effects of population increases on the
  performance of public drinking water supply systems; and
               (3)  recommendations for preventing unplanned downtime
  for public drinking water supply systems in times of disaster.
         (g)  The commission may cooperate with other state agencies,
  political subdivisions, and public drinking water supply systems as
  necessary to produce the report required under Subsection (f).
         SECTION 2.  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
  shall provide to the legislature the first report required by
  Section 341.0315(f), Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act,
  not later than September 1, 2024.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.