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Amend CSHB 2694 (Senate Committee Printing) by inserting new subsections (e-1), (e-2), (e-3), and (e-4) on page 2, line 4, as follows:

(e-1) The commission shall exempt an owner of a dam located on private property from meeting requirements related to dam safety if the dam:

(1) at maximum capacity impounds less then 500 acre feet;

(2) has a hazard classification of low or significant; and,

(3) is located in a county with a population of less than 215,000 according to the 2010 population census.

(e-2) Notwithstanding Subsection (e-1), an owner of a dam shall comply with operation and maintenance requirements established by a commission rule.

(e-3) This section does not apply to a dam that is located inside the jurisdictional limits of a municipality.

(e-4) The exemption in subsection (e-1) expires on August 31, 2013.