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)].