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By: Frank, Springer (Senate Sponsor - Estes) |
H.B. No. 1042 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 27, 2015; |
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April 28, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Agriculture, Water, and Rural Affairs; May 5, 2015, reported |
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favorably by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 5, 2015, sent |
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to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of a site of unique value for the |
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construction of a reservoir. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The legislature, as authorized by Section |
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16.051(g), Water Code, designates the site of the proposed Ringgold |
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reservoir, to be located on the Little Wichita River in Clay County |
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approximately one-half mile upstream from its confluence with the |
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Red River, as having unique value for the construction of a dam and |
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reservoir and further determines that the reservoir is necessary to |
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meet water supply needs. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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