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  89R10830 ANG-D     By: Menéndez, Bettencourt S.B. No. 1929       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to water testing by the Texas Commission on Environmental   Quality at correctional facilities operated by the Texas Department   of Criminal Justice and county jails.          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 341.0392 to read as follows:           Sec.   341.0392.     WATER TESTING AT CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND   COUNTY JAILS. (a) In this section:                 (1)     "Correctional facility" means a correctional   facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.                 (2)     "Safe Drinking Water Act" means the federal Safe   Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300f et seq.).                 (3)     "Tap test" means a water sample collected and   tested in the manner prescribed by the federal monitoring   requirements for lead, copper, and arsenic in tap water under 40   C.F.R. Part 141, Subpart I.           (b)     In addition to any water test required by the Safe   Drinking Water Act, the commission shall require commission staff   or a qualified contractor to perform regular tap tests at each   correctional facility and county jail to monitor the water from   potable water outlets at the facility or jail.           (c)     If the commissioner determines that the amount of lead,   copper, or arsenic in a potable water outlet of a correctional   facility or county jail exceeds the level of lead, copper, or   arsenic considered safe for human consumption as established by   rules adopted under Subsection (f), the affected correctional   facility or county jail shall prevent the use of the potable water   outlet until tests confirm the water in the potable water outlet is   safe for human consumption.           (d)     The commission may establish the frequency of tap   testing at a correctional facility or county jail that is necessary   to ensure the levels of lead, copper, and arsenic do not exceed the   levels of lead, copper, and arsenic safe for human consumption as   established by the commission.           (e)     A correctional facility or county jail shall allow the   commission access to necessary facilities for purposes of tap   testing under this section.           (f)     The commission, in consultation with the Texas   Department of Criminal Justice and the commissioners court of each   county, shall adopt rules to implement this section, including   rules to establish the level of lead, copper, and arsenic in   drinking water that is considered safe for human consumption. The   rules adopted under this section must be consistent with the   requirements for public water systems under the Safe Drinking Water   Act.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.