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 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, 2005.