SB 2897 Introduced

Relating to the adoption of a water conservation program by a county. 

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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

 

AN ACT

 

relating to the adoption of a water conservation program by a

 

county.

 

       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

 

       SECTION 1.  Chapter 562, Local Government Code, is amended

 

by adding Subchapter C to read as follows:

 

SUBCHAPTER C. WATER CONSERVATION

 

       Sec. 562.051.  WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.   (a)   The

 

commissioners court of a county by order may adopt a water

 

conservation program.  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a

 

water conservation program adopted underthissectionmay establish

 

for the unincorporated area of the county, including the

 

extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality:

 

             (1)   water use restrictions;

 

             (2)  water conservation standards applicable to a

 

development, redevelopment, or subdivision of a tract of land that

 

begins after August 31, 2025; and

 

             (3)  other strategies intended to reduce water use,

 

water loss, or otherwise conserve water resources.

 

       (b)  Water use restrictions and water conservation standards

 

established under Subsection (a) do not apply to an agricultural

 

operation, as defined by Section 251.002, Agriculture Code.

 

       (c)  To the extent of a conflict between a county order

 

adopted under this section and a municipal ordinance regulating the

 

same conduct, the ordinance prevails.

 

       SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. 

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