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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study of seawater desalination processes used in |
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Israel and the feasibility of using similar processes in Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "center" means the |
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Texas State University Meadows Center for Water and the |
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Environment. |
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SECTION 2. STUDY. (a) The center shall conduct a study of |
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seawater desalination processes used in Israel. |
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(b) In conducting the study, the center shall: |
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(1) identify the similarities and differences between |
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the desalination processes used in Israel and the desalination |
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processes used in this state; |
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(2) determine the feasibility and practicability of |
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using the processes used in Israel for the desalination of water |
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from the Gulf of Mexico; and |
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(3) provide any necessary information and |
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recommendations for the use in this state of the desalination |
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processes used in Israel. |
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SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than January 1, 2025, the |
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center shall report the results of the study conducted under this |
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Act to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the |
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house of representatives, and the standing committees of the senate |
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and the house of representatives that have jurisdiction over |
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natural resources. |
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SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires February 1, 2025. |
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SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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1, 2023. |