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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to funding and activities of the Texas Produced Water |
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Consortium. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 109.205(c), Education Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 2. (a) In this section, "consortium" means the |
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Texas Produced Water Consortium established by Subchapter E, |
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Chapter 109, Education Code. |
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(b) Not later than October 1, 2023, the consortium shall |
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select a pilot project or program for consideration and |
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implementation. |
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(c) Not later than October 1, 2024, the consortium shall |
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submit to the legislature a report regarding: |
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(1) the status of the pilot project or program |
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selected under Subsection (b) of this section; and |
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(2) any suggested policy, regulatory, or legislative |
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changes resulting from an analysis of the implementation of the |
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pilot project or program selected under Subsection (b) of this |
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section. |
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(d) The consortium is required to implement a provision of |
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this section only if the legislature appropriates money |
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specifically for that purpose. If the legislature does not |
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appropriate money specifically for that purpose, the consortium |
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may, but is not required to, implement the provision using other |
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money available to the consortium for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |