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By: Geren, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Eltife) |
H.B. No. 677 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 2, 2013; |
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April 4, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Administration; May 17, 2013, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 17, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation and enforcement of dam safety by the |
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12.052(e-1), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(e-1) The commission shall exempt an owner of a dam located |
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on private property from meeting requirements related to dam safety |
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if the dam: |
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(1) at maximum capacity impounds less than 500 |
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acre-feet; |
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(2) has a hazard classification of low or significant; |
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(3) is located in a county with a population of less |
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than 350,000 [215,000]; and |
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(4) is not located inside the corporate limits of a |
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municipality. |
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SECTION 2. Section 12.052(e-3), Water Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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