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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study of the feasibility of converting quarries and |
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surface mine pits for use as water storage reservoirs to enhance |
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this state's available water supply. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The legislature shall establish a joint |
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interim committee to study the feasibility and desirability of |
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converting quarries and surface mine pits for use as water storage |
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reservoirs to enhance this state's available water supply. |
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(b) The committee is composed of: |
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(1) the members of the standing committee of the |
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senate that has primary jurisdiction over natural resources; and |
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(2) the members of the standing committee of the house |
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of representatives that has primary jurisdiction over natural |
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resources. |
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(c) The lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives shall jointly designate a chair or, alternatively, |
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designate two co-chairs from among the committee membership. |
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(d) The committee may adopt rules necessary to carry out the |
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committee's duties under this section. |
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(e) Not later than December 1, 2020, the committee shall |
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report to the governor and the legislature the findings of the study |
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and any recommendations developed by the committee under this |
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section. |
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(f) The committee is abolished and this Act expires January |
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12, 2021. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |