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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the deadline for the Parks and Wildlife Department, the |
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and the Texas Water |
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Development Board to complete priority instream flow studies of the |
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state's rivers and streams. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.059(d), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) The priority studies shall be completed not later than |
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December 31, 2016 [2010]. The Parks and Wildlife Department, the |
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commission, and the board shall establish a work plan that |
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prioritizes the studies and that sets interim deadlines providing |
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for publication of flow determinations for individual rivers and |
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streams on a reasonably consistent basis throughout the prescribed |
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study period. Before publication, completed studies shall be |
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submitted for comment to the commission, the board, and the Parks |
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and Wildlife Department. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |