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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an inventory of dams controlled by river authorities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 12, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 12.053 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.053. INVENTORY OF DAMS OPERATED BY RIVER |
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AUTHORITIES. (a) This section applies only to a river authority |
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described by Section 325.025(b), Government Code. |
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(b) Each river authority shall provide to the commission |
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information regarding the operation and maintenance of dams under |
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the control of that river authority. The commission by rule shall |
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require a river authority to provide for each dam under its control |
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at least the following information: |
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(1) the location of the dam; |
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(2) under whose jurisdiction the dam operates; |
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(3) a required maintenance schedule for the dam; |
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(4) costs of the operation and maintenance of the dam; |
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and |
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(5) the method of finance for the operation and |
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maintenance costs of the dam. |
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(c) A river authority shall submit the information required |
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by Subsection (b) to the commission each year and in the event of a |
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significant change in the information. |
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(d) Subject to federal and state confidentiality laws, the |
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commission shall create and maintain an Internet website that |
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contains the information collected under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |