88R5541 ANG-D     By: Middleton, Creighton S.B. No. 1027       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the adoption of rules concerning certain on-site sewage   disposal systems.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 366.012(a), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  To assure the effective and efficient administration of   this chapter, the commission shall:                (1)  adopt rules governing the installation of on-site   sewage disposal systems, including rules concerning the:                      (A)  review and approval of on-site sewage   disposal systems; and                      (B)  temporary waiver of a permit for an emergency   repair; and                (2)  adopt rules under this chapter that:                      (A)  encourage the use of economically feasible   alternative techniques and technologies for on-site sewage   disposal systems that can be used in soils not suitable for   conventional on-site sewage disposal;                      (B)  address the separation of graywater, as   defined by Section 341.039, in a residence served by an on-site   sewage disposal system;                      (C)  allow for an adjustment in the size required   of an on-site sewage disposal system if the system is used in   conjunction with a graywater system that complies with the rules   adopted under Section 341.039; [and]                      (D)  require on-site sewage disposal systems,   including risers and covers, installed after September 1, 2012, to   be designed to prevent access to the system by anyone other than:                            (i)  the owner of the system; or                            (ii)  a person described by Section   366.071(a) or (b); and                      (E)  for a county with a population of at least   350,000 and not more than 370,000 that is adjacent to the Gulf of   Mexico and adjacent to a county with a population of at least 3.3   million, allow for the installation of aerobic drip emitter systems   on subdivided or platted properties less than one-half acre in size   serving single-family residences supplied by a public drinking   water system if site-specific planning materials have been:                            (i)  submitted by a licensed engineer or   registered sanitarian; and                            (ii)  approved by the appropriate authorized   agent.          SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall   adopt rules in accordance with Section 366.012(a), Health and   Safety Code, as amended by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.