AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
As proposed, S.B. 525 amends current law relating to the protection of water quality in certain bodies of water.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends the heading to Subchapter G, Chapter 231, Local Government Code, to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER G. ZONING AROUND LAKE ALAN HENRY, LAKE COOPER, LAKE RALPH HALL, POST LAKE, AND LOWER BOIS D'ARC CREEK RESERVOIR
SECTION 2. Amends Section 231.131(a), Local Government Code, as follows:
(a) Provides that the legislature finds that
(1) the areas that surround Lake Alan Henry, Lake Cooper, Lake Ralph Hall, Post Lake, and Lower Bois D'Arc Creek Reservoir are or will be frequented for recreational purposes by residents from every part of the state;
(2) development in the area, including the construction of on-site water treatment systems or other sources of contamination, may impact the water quality in the lakes and the reservoir; and
(3)-(4) Makes no changes to these subdivisions.
Makes nonsubstantive changes.
SECTION 3. Amends Sections 231.132(a) and (b), Local Government, as follows:
(a) Provides that this subchapter applies to certain areas, including the area within 5,000 feet of where the shoreline of the Lower Bois D'Arc Creek Reservoir would be if the reservoir were filled to its storage capacity. Makes nonsubstantive changes.
(b) Provides that areas described in Subsection (a) are subject to regulation under this subchapter regardless of whether the construction of an affected lake or reservoir is complete.
SECTION 4. Repealer: Section 231.132(c) (relating to application expiration dates), Local Government Code.
SECTION 5. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2011.