TX SB448

Requires private entities operating desalination facilities under public-private partnerships to pay at least 50% of the energy costs to operate the facility

Applies to both seawater and brackish water desalination facilities

Cost sharing requirement takes effect only after the facility begins charging its first customer for water produced

Applies only to facilities that begin charging customers on or after September 1, 2025; existing facilities are grandfathered under prior law

Amends Chapter 2267 of the Government Code governing public-private partnerships