Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1406 amends the Water Code to create the watermaster advisory committee and establish membership criteria and duties. The act specifies limitations on the duties of the watermaster, limits necessary expenses for the watermaster, and establishes procedures related to the watermaster operations budget. It creates the watermaster fund to pay for watermaster compensation and operation expenditures and directs the executive director of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission to deposit into the fund assessments from holders of water rights for each water division.