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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality obtain or develop updated water availability |
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models for certain river basins. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.012, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (h-2) to read as follows: |
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(h-2) Not later than December 1, 2026, the commission shall |
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obtain or develop updated water availability models for the |
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Guadalupe, Lavaca, Nueces, San Antonio, San Jacinto, and Trinity |
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River basins. The commission may collect data from all |
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jurisdictions that allocate the waters of the rivers, including |
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jurisdictions outside this state. This subsection expires |
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September 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is |
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required to implement a provision of this Act only if the |
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legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If |
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the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that |
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purpose, the commission may, but is not required to, implement a |
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provision of this Act using other appropriations available for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |