89R11160 CMO-F     By: Hughes S.B. No. 1976       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to certain testing requirements at certain wastewater   treatment facilities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 26, Water Code, is amended   by adding Section 26.054 to read as follows:          Sec. 26.054.  URINARY METABOLITE TESTING FOR CERTAIN   WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES. (a)  The commission shall conduct   quarterly testing for the urinary metabolites listed in Subsection   (b) of all intakes and outflows of the wastewater treatment   facilities described by Subsection (c).  Tests conducted under this   section must be performed by an accredited or certified   environmental testing laboratory.          (b)  In accordance with Subsection (a), the commission shall   conduct testing for the following urinary metabolites in the form   of gluconates:                (1)  benzophenone;                (2)  bisphenol A;                (3)  estrone;                (4)  ethinyl estradiol;                (5)  musk ketone;                (6)  pregnanediol;                (7)  testosterone;                (8)  tonalide (AHTN);                (9)  mifepristone; and                (10)  any other organic substance required to be tested   for by the commission.          (c)  The commission shall conduct the testing required by   this section at:                (1)  each wastewater treatment facility located within   10 miles of a municipality with a population of 250,000 or more; and                (2)  at least 10 wastewater treatment facilities   located within 10 miles of a municipality:                      (A)  with a population of 100,000 or more but less   than 250,000;                      (B)  with a population of 25,000 or more but less   than 100,000; and                      (C)  with a population of less than 25,000.          (d)  In selecting wastewater treatment facilities for   testing under Subsection (c)(2), the commission shall prioritize   facilities that reasonably represent typical wastewater systems of   municipalities of the population categories in that subsection.          (e)  The commission shall maintain detailed records of all   testing conducted under this section and publish the records on the   commission's Internet website. The records must include:                (1)  the date on which each sample was collected;                (2)  the location from which each sample was collected;                (3)  the date on which each sample was tested for the   presence of the urinary metabolites listed in Subsection (b); and                (4)  the results of the test for each urinary   metabolite listed in Subsection (b) in parts per trillion.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.