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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality obtain or develop updated water availability |
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models for certain river basins. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.012, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (h-1) to read as follows: |
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(h-1) Not later than December 1, 2020, the commission shall |
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obtain or develop updated water availability models for the Brazos, |
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Guadalupe, San Antonio, Sulphur, and Rio Grande River basins. The |
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commission may collect data from all jurisdictions that allocate |
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the waters of the rivers, including jurisdictions outside this |
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state. This subsection expires September 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect only if a specific |
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appropriation for the implementation of the Act is provided in a |
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general appropriations act of the 85th Legislature. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |