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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that an applicant for a permit to |
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construct an electric generating facility demonstrate that a |
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sufficient amount of water is available for use in connection with |
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the operation of the facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 382.0518, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
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(j) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the commission may not |
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grant a permit to construct an electric generating facility unless |
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the applicant for the permit submits to the commission and the |
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appropriate regional water planning group a study that demonstrates |
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that a sufficient amount of water is available in the applicable |
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regional water planning area for use in connection with the |
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operation of the facility. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for a permit or permit amendment that is submitted |
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to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An application for a permit or permit |
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amendment that was submitted to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect at the time the application was filed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |