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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on Senate Bill 3 (the development, |
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management, and preservation of the water resources of the state; |
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providing penalties) to consider and take action on the following |
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matters: |
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(1) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(2), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to omit the following section of the bill: |
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SECTION 3.01. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature finds |
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that: |
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(1) the development of new water supplies to meet the |
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growing demand for water is necessary for the sound economic |
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development of this state and is of concern and importance to this |
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state; |
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(2) feasible sites for new reservoirs are identified |
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as having unique value in the 2006 regional water plans and the 2007 |
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state water plan; |
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(3) most of the proposed reservoirs are also part of |
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recommended strategies for fulfilling identified needs in the 2007 |
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state water plan that may occur as early as 2010 and 2020; |
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(4) it is necessary to preempt actions that could |
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circumvent the state's primacy over surface water in the state; and |
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(5) designation of these sites as unique reservoir |
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sites or river or stream segments of unique ecological value is |
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necessary for the sound economic development of this state, for the |
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protection of natural resources, and for the purpose of promoting |
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the public health, safety, and general welfare of this state. |
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Explanation: The omission of the legislative findings |
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regarding designation of unique reservoir sites is necessary |
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because the bill substitutes for the lists designating specific |
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sites contained in the versions of the bill as passed by the senate |
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and house a provision to the effect that a site is considered to be a |
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unique reservoir site if the site is recommended for designation in |
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the state water plan adopted by the Texas Water Development Board. |
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(2) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to change, alter, or amend text pertaining to the |
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designation of unique reservoir sites that is not in disagreement |
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by substituting the following section: |
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SECTION 4.01. Section 16.051, Water Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (g-1) to read as follows: |
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(g-1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a site is |
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considered to be a designated site of unique value for the |
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construction of a reservoir if the site is recommended for |
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designation in the 2007 state water plan adopted by the board and in |
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effect on May 1, 2007. The designation of a unique reservoir site |
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under this subsection terminates on September 1, 2015, unless there |
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is an affirmative vote by a proposed project sponsor to make |
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expenditures necessary in order to construct or file applications |
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for permits required in connection with the construction of the |
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reservoir under federal or state law. |
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Explanation: The senate engrossed version of the bill |
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designated certain specific sites as unique reservoir sites. The |
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version of the bill as passed by the house designated a slightly |
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different list of sites for that purpose. The amendment to Section |
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16.051, Water Code, is necessary to substitute for those lists a |
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provision to the effect that a site is considered to be a unique |
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reservoir site if the site is recommended for designation in the |
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state water plan adopted by the Texas Water Development Board and to |
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the effect that such a designation terminates unless certain |
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conditions are met. |
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Puente |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2921 was adopted by the House on May |
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28, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 99, Nays 36, 3 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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