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Senate Bill 1212 |
Senate Author: Estes et al. |
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Effective: 5-24-13 |
House Sponsor: Phillips |
Senate Bill 1212 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to establish that certain water transfers, as described by the bill, are not a violation of statutory provisions relating to exotic harmful or potentially harmful fish and shellfish and do not require a permit under such provisions from the Parks and Wildlife Department. The bill specifies as such a water transfer a water transfer by a district or authority created as a conservation and reclamation district that: is initially conveyed by a water intake structure that is shared by at least two districts or authorities and located on a reservoir situated on the boundary of Texas and another state; uses a closed conveyance system approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in accordance with an approved invasive species management plan; and contributes to a water supply that serves at least 1.5 million people, all of whom reside in an area that borders another state, contains at least 10 contiguous counties, contains at least one county with a population of more than one million, and is adjacent to a county with a population of more than one million.