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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study and report on the optimum water level of Falcon |
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Lake. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. STUDY AND REPORT. (a) The Parks and Wildlife |
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Department and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
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jointly shall conduct a study on the optimum water level of Falcon |
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Lake. The study must examine: |
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(1) the optimum water level for recreational fishing; |
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and |
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(2) the factors that contribute to the rise and fall in |
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water levels. |
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(b) Not later than December 1, 2022, the Parks and Wildlife |
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Department and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall |
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submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the |
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house of representatives a report that includes: |
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(1) the findings of the study conducted under this |
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section; and |
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(2) recommendations on maintaining the optimum water |
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level for recreational fishing on Falcon Lake. |
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SECTION 2. EXPIRATION DATE. This Act expires September 1, |
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2023. |
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SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |