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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of |
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groundwater availability in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. In order to engage in a scientific inquiry and |
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analysis regarding current and projected groundwater production in |
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Williamson and northern Travis Counties, and to fully assess the |
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effects on groundwater resources associated with that production, |
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the executive administrator of the Texas Water Development Board |
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shall: |
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(1) update the findings made in Texas Water |
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Development Board Report 350, issued in 1999 - "Changes in |
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Groundwater Conditions in the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers, |
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1987-1997, for Portions of Bastrop, Bell, Burnet, Lee, Milam, |
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Travis, and Williamson Counties, Texas"; and |
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(2) update all portions of the Edwards Aquifer and |
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Trinity Aquifer groundwater availability models in order to better |
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address the interaction between the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers |
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and to reflect current and projected groundwater production in |
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light of the increased development and population growth in the |
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areas overlying those aquifers. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2020, the executive |
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administrator of the Texas Water Development Board shall: |
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(1) complete the updates to the report and models |
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described by Section 1 of this Act; and |
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(2) make copies of the updated report and models |
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available to the public. |
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SECTION 3. This Act expires September 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2019. |