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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 conditions 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 |
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and to assess the effects of that production on groundwater |
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conditions, the executive administrator of the Texas Water |
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Development Board shall, for the Trinity and Edwards Aquifers in |
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Bell, Burnet, Milam, Travis, and Williamson Counties: |
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(1) compile and evaluate current data on groundwater |
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levels, aquifer characteristics, and groundwater use and |
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production; and |
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(2) fully assess the effects of current and projected |
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groundwater production on groundwater conditions. |
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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 compilation and evaluation of data |
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and prepare a report responsive to the technical scope described by |
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Section 1 of this Act; and |
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(2) make copies of the report available to the public. |
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SECTION 3. The executive administrator of the Texas Water |
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Development Board is required to implement this Act only if the |
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legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act expires September 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 5. 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. |