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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the resolution by the Texas Water Development Board of |
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certain conflicts between regional water plans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.053(h)(6), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(6) If an interregional conflict exists, the board |
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shall facilitate coordination between the involved regions to |
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resolve the conflict. If conflict remains, the board shall resolve |
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the conflict. If the plan for a region proposes the construction of |
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a water project in another region and the regional water planning |
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group for the other region objects to the project, the board shall |
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resolve the conflict by directing that the project be omitted from |
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the plan. On resolution of the conflict, the involved regional |
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water planning groups shall prepare revisions to their respective |
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plans and hold, after notice, at least one public hearing at some |
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central location within their respective regional water planning |
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areas. The regional water planning groups shall consider all |
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public and board comments; prepare, revise, and adopt their |
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respective plans; and submit their plans to the board for approval |
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and inclusion in the state water plan. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to an |
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interregional conflict that remains unresolved by the Texas Water |
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Development Board on the effective date of this Act or that arises |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |