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Amend CSSB 1711 in SECTION 1 of the bill by striking amended 
Section 11.142(d), Water Code (Senate committee printing page 1, 
lines 16 through 22), and substituting the following:
	(d)  Without obtaining a permit, a person may construct or 
maintain a reservoir [for the sole purpose of sediment control] as 
part of a surface coal mining operation under Chapter 134, Natural 
Resources Code, if the water in the reservoir is used solely for:
		(1)  sediment control; or                                              
		(2)  compliance with applicable laws, rules, or 
regulations relating to fire or dust suppression [the Texas Surface 
Coal Mining and Reclamation Act (Article 5920-11, Vernon's Texas 
Civil Statutes)].