By: Puente H.B. No. 2915
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the designation of river basins by the Texas Water
Development Board.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.085(p), Water Code, is amended as
follows:
(1) A river basin may not be redesignated in order to
allow a transfer or diversion of water otherwise in violation of
this section. However, this section does not prevent the Board from
redesignating a river basin based on scientific or hydrologic
evidence the Board finds supports the redesignation, whether or not
the redesignation facilitates a transfer or diversion of water.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a 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, 2005.