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SENATE RESOLUTION
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 80th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, That Senate Rule 12.03 be |
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suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the |
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conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on |
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Senate Bill No. 3 (the development, management, and preservation |
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of the water resources of the state; providing penalties) to |
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consider and take action on the following matters: |
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(1) Senate Rule 12.03(2) is suspended to permit the |
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committee to omit the following SECTION of the bill: |
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SECTION 3.01. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature |
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finds that: |
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(1) the development of new water supplies to meet |
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the 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 |
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this state; |
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(2) feasible sites for new reservoirs are |
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identified as having unique value in the 2006 regional water |
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plans and the 2007 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 |
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2007 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; |
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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 |
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the protection of natural resources, and for the purpose of |
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promoting the public health, safety, and general welfare of this |
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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 |
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senate and house a provision to the effect that a site is |
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considered to be a unique reservoir site if the site is |
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recommended for designation in the state water plan adopted by |
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the Texas Water Development Board. |
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(2) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the |
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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 |
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is 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 |
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in effect on May 1, 2007. The designation of a unique reservoir |
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site under this subsection terminates on September 1, 2015, |
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unless there is an affirmative vote by a proposed project sponsor |
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to make expenditures necessary in order to construct or file |
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applications for permits required in connection with the |
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construction of the 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 |
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Section 16.051, Water Code, is necessary to substitute for those |
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lists 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 |
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in the state water plan adopted by the Texas Water Development |
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Board and to the effect that such a designation terminates unless |
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certain conditions are met. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 27, 2007. |
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_______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |