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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the explanatory reports issued by the district |
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representatives in groundwater management areas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 36.108(d-3), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d-3) After the earlier of the date on which all the |
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districts have submitted their district summaries or the expiration |
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of the public comment period under Subsection (d-2), the district |
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representatives shall reconvene to review the reports, consider any |
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district's suggested revisions to the proposed desired future |
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conditions, and finally adopt the desired future conditions for the |
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management area. The desired future conditions must be adopted as a |
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resolution by a two-thirds vote of all the district |
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representatives. The district representatives shall produce a |
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desired future conditions explanatory report for the management |
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area and submit to the development board and each district in the |
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management area proof that notice was posted for the joint planning |
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meeting, a copy of the resolution, and a copy of the explanatory |
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report. The report must: |
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(1) identify each desired future condition; |
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(2) provide the policy and technical justifications |
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for each desired future condition; |
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(3) include documentation that the factors under |
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Subsection (d) were considered by the districts and a discussion of |
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how the adopted desired future conditions impact each factor; |
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(4) include an assessment of the brackish groundwater |
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resources of the management area, categorized by salinity level; |
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(5) demonstrate that the adopted desired future |
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condition achieves a balance between the highest practicable level |
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of groundwater production and the conservation and preservation of |
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groundwater; |
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(6) [(4)] list other desired future condition options |
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considered, if any, and the reasons why those options were not |
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adopted; and |
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(7) [(5)] discuss reasons why recommendations made by |
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advisory committees and relevant public comments received by the |
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districts were or were not incorporated into the desired future |
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conditions. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |