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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the removal of a proposed reservoir project from the |
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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 16.0511, Water Code, is added as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 16.0511. REMOVAL OF A PROPOSED RESERVOIR PROJECT FROM |
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THE STATE WATER PLAN. (a) The executive administrator shall remove |
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a proposed reservoir project from the state water plan if |
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construction has not begun within 50 years of being included in any |
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version of the plan by the Board or its preceding authority. |
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SECTION 2. Section 16.0511, Water Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies to a proposed reservoir project included in any |
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version of the state water plan for the previous 50 years or more. |
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Once a proposed project has been removed by the executive |
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administrator, the project is not eligible for inclusion in any |
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future version of the plan. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |