By:  Geren                                                        H.B. No. 3468


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the irrigation of agricultural land on prison property. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 497.112, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) During a state of disaster due to drought conditions as declared by the Governor pursuant to Section 418.014, Government Code, the institutional division shall review the use of water in irrigation channels on prison land. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2003.