By: Brown S.R. No. 976 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 75th 1-2 Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, That Senate Rule 12.03 be 1-3 suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the 1-4 conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on Senate 1-5 Bill No. 1 to consider and take action on the following specific 1-6 matters: 1-7 (1) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the 1-8 committee to add text in SECTION 4.07 of the bill to amended 1-9 Section 15.001(6)(A), Water Code, to read as follows: 1-10 ", including planning activities and work to obtain 1-11 regulatory authority at the local, state, and federal level,". 1-12 Explanation: This change is necessary to ensure that future 1-13 water supplies crucial to the Rio Grande Valley will be made 1-14 possible. 1-15 (2) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the 1-16 committee to add text in SECTION 5.04 of the bill to amended 1-17 Section 17.001(7), Water Code, to read as follows: 1-18 "(D) a channel storage reservoir located on an 1-19 international boundary between Texas and Mexico that develops the 1-20 water resources of Texas and the research, planning, and actions 1-21 necessary to obtain regulatory authority at the local, state, and 1-22 federal level". 1-23 Explanation: This change is necessary to ensure that future 2-1 water supplies crucial to the Rio Grande Valley will be made 2-2 possible. 2-3 (3) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the 2-4 committee in SECTION 2.18 of the bill to refer to applications 2-5 "received" instead of applications "filed." 2-6 Explanation: This change is necessary to properly describe 2-7 application procedures of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation 2-8 Commission. 2-9 ______________________________________ 2-10 President of the Senate 2-11 I hereby certify that the above 2-12 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-13 on May 31, 1997, by the following 2-14 vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. 2-15 ______________________________________ 2-16 Secretary of the Senate