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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of certain provisions concerning |
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invasive species. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 66.007, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (n) to read as follows: |
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(n) A water transfer described by this subsection is not a |
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violation of this section. The department may not require a permit |
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under this section for a water transfer described by this |
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subsection. This subsection applies to a water transfer that meets |
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the following criteria: |
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(1) the transfer is through a water supply system, |
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including a related water conveyance, storage, or distribution |
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facility; |
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(2) the transfer is undertaken by a utility owned by a |
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political subdivision, including a water district or municipality; |
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and |
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(3) the transfer is described by one or more of the |
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following: |
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(A) a transfer from a water body in which there is |
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no known exotic harmful or potentially harmful fish or shellfish |
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population; |
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(B) a transfer of water into a water body in which |
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there is a known exotic harmful or potentially harmful fish or |
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shellfish population; |
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(C) a transfer of water directly to a water |
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treatment facility; |
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(D) a transfer of water that has been treated |
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prior to the transfer into a water body; or |
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(E) a transfer of water from a reservoir or |
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through a dam to address flood control or to meet water supply |
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requirements or environmental flow purposes. |
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SECTION 2. Section 66.0072, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) A water transfer described by this subsection is not a |
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violation of this section. The department may not require a permit |
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under this section for a water transfer described by this |
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subsection. This subsection applies to a water transfer that meets |
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the following criteria: |
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(1) the transfer is through a water supply system, |
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including a related water conveyance, storage, or distribution |
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facility; |
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(2) the transfer is undertaken by a utility owned by a |
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political subdivision, including a water district or municipality; |
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and |
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(3) the transfer is described by one or more of the |
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following: |
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(A) a transfer from a water body in which there is |
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no known exotic harmful or potentially harmful aquatic plant |
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population; |
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(B) a transfer of water into a water body in which |
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there is a known exotic harmful or potentially harmful aquatic |
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plant population; |
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(C) a transfer of water directly to a water |
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treatment facility; |
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(D) a transfer of water that has been treated |
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prior to the transfer into a water body; or |
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(E) a transfer of water from a reservoir or |
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through a dam to address flood control or to meet water supply |
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requirements or environmental flow purposes. |
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SECTION 3. 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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