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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board regarding |
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the impact of climate change on surface water supplies in this |
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state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "board" means the Texas |
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Water Development Board. |
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SECTION 2. STUDY. The board, in consultation with the |
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advisory committee established under Section 3 of this Act, shall |
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conduct a study regarding the possible impact of climate change on |
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surface water supplies in this state. In conducting the study, the |
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board shall obtain any analysis conducted by a state located to the |
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west of this state regarding the impact of climate change on surface |
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water supplies in that state. |
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SECTION 3. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. The board shall appoint an |
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advisory committee to assist in the study. The advisory committee |
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must include representatives of: |
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(1) water authorities; |
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(2) industrial customers; |
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(3) agricultural interests; |
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(4) municipalities; |
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(5) fishing or recreational interests; and |
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(6) environmental advocacy organizations. |
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SECTION 4. REPORT. Not later than December 31, 2008, the |
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board shall submit to the legislature a written report regarding |
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the board's findings about the impact of climate change on this |
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state's surface water supplies. The report must include: |
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(1) a discussion of mitigation, conservation, and |
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other strategies that any state located to the west of this state |
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has employed to offset the impact of climate change on surface water |
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supplies in that state; |
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(2) recommendations regarding strategies for |
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implementation in this state to mitigate the impact of climate |
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change on surface water supplies; and |
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(3) a discussion of the impact of climate change on the |
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occurrence of flooding and hurricanes. |
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SECTION 5. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ABOLISHED; EXPIRATION OF ACT. |
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The advisory committee is abolished and this Act expires January 1, |
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2009. |
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SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |