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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 using seawater |
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desalination processes in Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "center" means the |
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Texas State University Meadows Center for Water and the |
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Environment. |
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SECTION 2. STUDY. (a) The center shall conduct a study |
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evaluating the ways in which this state can incentivize the |
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creation of seawater desalination plants along the Gulf Coast. |
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(b) In conducting the study, the center shall: |
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(1) research international desalination plants, |
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including plants located in Israel and Australia, and identify best |
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practices used and potential issues encountered by international |
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desalination plants, including any financial barriers to the |
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development and operation of a desalination plant; and |
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(2) include findings on the most environmentally |
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sensitive and cost-effective methods of disposing of brine |
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concentrate, including the potential for using brine concentrate in |
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the production of nuclear energy. |
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SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than January 1, 2027, the |
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center shall report the results of the study conducted under this |
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Act to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the |
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house of representatives, and the standing committees of the senate |
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and the house of representatives that have jurisdiction over |
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natural resources. |
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SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires February 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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1, 2025. |