HB 2346
AN ACT relating to the adoption of a water conservation program by a
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Allows county commissioners to adopt water conservation programs for unincorporated areas, establishing water conservation standards for new land developments starting August 31, 2025. The program can include strategies to reduce water use and water loss, though agricultural operations are exempted from these restrictions. If a county's water conservation order conflicts with a municipal ordinance, the municipal ordinance will take precedence.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the adoption of a water conservation program by a 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 under this section may establish for the unincorporated area of the county, including the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality: (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.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the adoption of a water conservation program by a
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