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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the repeal of the junior priority of a water right |
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authorizing a transfer of water from one river basin in this state |
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to another river basin in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 11.085(s) and (t), Water Code, are |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 2. (a) This Act applies only to an application for |
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a water right or an amendment to a permit, certified filing, or |
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certificate of adjudication authorizing an interbasin transfer of |
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water that is accepted for filing on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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(b) An application for a water right or an amendment to a |
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permit, certified filing, or certificate of adjudication |
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authorizing an interbasin transfer of water that is accepted for |
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filing before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect at the time the application is accepted for filing, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |