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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to |
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approve a regional water plan submitted after the applicable |
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deadline. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Notwithstanding Section 16.053(i), Water Code, |
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the Texas Water Development Board may approve for the five-year |
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period beginning January 5, 2007, a regional water plan that was |
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submitted to the board after the deadline prescribed by that |
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subsection if the regional water plan was approved by the |
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applicable regional water planning group not later than January 19, |
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2006, for submission to the board and meets the other requirements |
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of Section 16.053, Water Code. |
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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. |