Bill Text: TX HB4161 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to guidance on the regulations applicable to the potable reuse of wastewater.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-29 - Referred to Natural Resources [HB4161 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB4161-Introduced.html

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87R7292 JXC-D
By: Frank H.B. No. 4161

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to guidance on the regulations applicable to the potable
reuse of wastewater.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 341, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 341.0391 to read as follows:
Sec. 341.0391. DIRECT POTABLE REUSE GUIDANCE. (a) In this
section, "direct potable reuse" means the introduction of treated
reclaimed water either directly into a potable water system or into
the raw water supply entering a drinking water treatment plant.
(b) The commission shall develop and make available to the
public a regulatory guidance manual to explain commission rules
that apply to direct potable reuse.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.