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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the removal of certain proposed reservoir sites from |
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the state water plan. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.051(g-1), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(g-1) Notwithstanding any other [provisions of] law, except |
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as provided by Section 16.0511, a site is considered to be a |
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designated site of unique value for the construction of a reservoir |
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if the site is recommended for designation in the 2007 state water |
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plan adopted by the board and in effect on May 1, 2007. The |
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designation of a unique reservoir site under this subsection |
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terminates on September 1, 2015, unless there is an affirmative |
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vote by a proposed project sponsor to make expenditures necessary |
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in order to construct or file applications for permits required in |
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connection with the construction of the reservoir under federal or |
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state law. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 16, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 16.0511 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 16.0511. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN SITES FOR PROPOSED |
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RESERVOIR FROM STATE WATER PLAN. (a) Notwithstanding Section |
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16.051, the board shall remove a site designated as a site of unique |
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value for the construction of a reservoir in the state water plan |
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under Section 16.051, regardless of the site's inclusion in a |
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regional water plan under Section 16.053, if construction of a |
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reservoir at the site does not begin before the 50th anniversary of |
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the site's initial inclusion in any version of the plan. |
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(b) A site removed from the state water plan under |
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Subsection (a) may not be included in any subsequent version of the |
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plan. |
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(c) This section does not apply to the site of a proposed |
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reservoir for which a water right was issued by the commission on or |
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before September 1, 2025. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |