R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, Sedimentation problems in Lake Stamford is adversely

 1-2     affecting the water supply for the towns of Stamford and Hamlin,

 1-3     Texas; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, The firm annual yield of Lake Stamford is expected

 1-5     to be reduced from 1900 acre-feet to 400 acre-feet by the year 2050

 1-6     according to State forecasts, resulting in water demands for the

 1-7     area exceeding available supplies during dry periods shortly after

 1-8     the year 2000, and exceeding demands in normal periods in the

 1-9     longer term; and

1-10           WHEREAS, The sedimentation problem recently has shut down the

1-11     diversion facilities from Lake Stamford for short periods; and

1-12           WHEREAS, There are regionally-focused options could be used

1-13     to provide water to Stamford and Hamlin that could also benefit

1-14     other entities in the region; and

1-15           WHEREAS, The initial use of any supply line from such

1-16     improvements would be small while Stamford and Hamlin continue to

1-17     use the supply from Lake Stamford, with the towns increasingly

1-18     using line capacity over time to carry approximately 1,600

1-19     acre-feet of water per year as the supplies from Lake Stamford are

1-20     lost to sedimentation; and

1-21           WHEREAS, Given the limited water supply availability in the

1-22     area and limited financial capability of the towns of Stamford,

1-23     Hamlin, and other towns in the area, state planning, technical and

1-24     financial assistance is needed; and

 2-1           WHEREAS, The State Participation Program of the Texas Water

 2-2     Development Board allows the state to purchase a partial ownership

 2-3     of a project to allow the oversizing of the project to be

 2-4     constructed in advance of need when the local entities could not

 2-5     otherwise finance the project to its optimum size; now therefore,

 2-6     be it

 2-7           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-8     Legislature hereby finds that the construction of pipelines or

 2-9     other solutions to solve the water problems of the Towns of

2-10     Stamford and Hamlin, and other towns and cities in the region,

2-11     should be ranked of highest priority by the Texas Water Development

2-12     Board if the Legislature approves funding for the State

2-13     Participation program or other programs allowing state ownership of

2-14     facilities; and be it further

2-15           RESOLVED, That the Texas Water Development Board also is

2-16     directed to provide planning and technical assistance to the area

2-17     to help craft a solution to its water supply needs.

2-18                          COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1

2-19           Amends HR 342 on page 1, line 14, by striking the word

2-20     "1,600" and inserting the word "2,500."

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