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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to water research conducted by The University of Texas |
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Bureau of Economic Geology. |
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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. WATER RESEARCH |
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CHAPTER 39. INTEGRATED WATER RESEARCH |
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Sec. 39.0101. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "bureau" means |
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The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology. |
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Sec. 39.0102. MONITORING AND MODELING. (a) The bureau |
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shall collect monitoring data related to surface water and |
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groundwater and the integration of surface water and groundwater. |
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For purposes of this section, the bureau may collect data related to |
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soil or atmospheric moisture, if appropriate. |
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(b) The bureau shall use the data collected under Subsection |
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(a) to create a system of comprehensive surface water and |
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groundwater models, including models of the integration of surface |
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water and groundwater. |
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Sec. 39.0103. COOPERATION. As is necessary to carry out its |
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duties under this chapter, the bureau may cooperate with: |
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(1) Texas A&M University; |
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(2) Texas Tech University; |
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(3) a state agency; or |
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(4) a private entity. |
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Sec. 39.0104. RESULTS. The bureau shall make the results of |
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the monitoring and modeling required by this chapter available to |
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state agencies and state institutions of higher education. |
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Sec. 39.0105. PUBLIC INFORMATION EXEMPTION. The data and |
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models produced as required by this chapter are not subject to |
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disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |