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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to withdrawals of water from the Edwards Aquifer to supply |
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a military installation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1.15(b), Chapter 626, Acts of the 73rd |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Sections 1.17, 1.21, and 1.33 of |
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this article, a person may not withdraw water from the aquifer or |
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begin construction of a well or other works designed for the |
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withdrawal of water from the aquifer without obtaining a permit |
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from the authority. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 626, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 1993, is amended by adding Section 1.21 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 1.21. SUBSTITUTE WITHDRAWALS. In addition to |
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permitted withdrawals from the aquifer, a municipally owned utility |
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owned by the City of San Antonio, without a permit, may withdraw |
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groundwater from the aquifer if: |
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(1) the utility uses the groundwater to supply a |
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military installation with water for human consumption, |
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irrigation, operations, mission support, or infrastructure |
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maintenance; and |
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(2) the utility and the military installation enter |
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into a contract requiring the installation to reduce its |
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groundwater withdrawals from the aquifer by the same amount of |
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withdrawn water the installation receives from the utility. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |