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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to information provided to the Railroad Commission of |
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Texas and certain groundwater conservation districts by applicants |
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for in situ uranium mining permits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 27, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 27.074 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 27.074. WATER QUALITY INFORMATION. The commission by |
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rule shall require that a holder of a permit authorizing in situ |
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uranium mining or an applicant for a permit authorizing in situ |
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uranium mining provide a copy of any test results on water quality |
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related to permitted activities or the activities to be permitted: |
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(1) to the railroad commission; and |
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(2) if the permit or proposed permit concerns a |
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location inside a groundwater conservation district, to the |
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groundwater conservation district. |
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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. |