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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study and report on the optimum water level of Falcon |
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Lake. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The Texas Commission on Environmental |
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Quality and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission shall study and |
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report on the optimum water level of Falcon Lake. |
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(b) In conducting the study the commissions shall include a |
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written report that includes: |
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(1) an estimate of the optimum water level for |
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recreational fishing; |
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(2) the factors that contribute to the rise and drop in |
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water levels; |
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(3) recommendations on how to maintain the optimum |
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water level for recreational fishing on Falcon Lake. |
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(c) Not later than December 1, 2020, the commission shall |
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submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the |
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house of representatives the report prepared under Subsection (b) |
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of this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act expires September 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |