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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to standards for water management in certain areas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Title 2, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subtitle G to read as follows: |
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SUBTITLE G. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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CHAPTER 39. STANDARDS FOR SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT |
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IN CERTAIN AREAS |
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Sec. 39.0101. STANDARDS FOR SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATER |
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MANAGEMENT IN CERTAIN AREAS. (a) This section applies to a county: |
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(1) bordering the Rio Grande; |
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(2) overlying the Edwards-Trinity Aquifer; and |
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(3) with a population greater than 40,000. |
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(b) The Texas Water Development Board shall adopt standards |
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for water management by a conservation and reclamation district in |
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a county to which this section applies. |
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(c) Standards adopted under this section must address: |
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(1) groundwater management; and |
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(2) river and spring flow, including flow requirements |
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for the: |
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(A) Devils River; |
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(B) Pecos River; and |
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(C) San Felipe Springs. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |