TO: | Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources |
FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB1132 by Hegar (Relating to a water rights permit issued to the Texas Water Development Board.), As Introduced |
The bill would require that upon application by the Texas Water Development Board, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) would be required to reissue without notice or hearing Water Right Appropriation Permit No. 2925 previously issued for Allen’s Creek Reservoir. The reissued permit would have priority date of September 1, 1999 and the date to commence construction would be not be later than September 1, 2025. The bill would also authorize the TCEQ to extend such time for good cause and provide for construction be completed within five years.
Source Agencies: | 580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
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LBB Staff: | JOB, SZ, TL, KKR
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