Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 622	Senate Author:  Carona
Effective:  5-11-07	House Sponsor:  Callegari

            Senate Bill 622 amends Water Code provisions relating to the Texas Geographic Information Council (TGIC) and to the Texas Natural Resources Information System (TNRIS) at the Texas Water Development Board.  The bill changes the deadline for TGIC's biennial submission from September 1 to November 1 of each even-numbered year and changes the nature of that submission from a plan that inventories state agency geographic information systems (GIS) projects to a report that describes the progress made by each TGIC member toward achieving GIS goals and implementing GIS initiatives.  The bill preserves the requirement that the submission include recommendations on new initiatives.  It expands the purposes of TNRIS to include being a centralized clearinghouse and referral center for data related to emergency management.