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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the procedure for action on certain applications for an |
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amendment to a water right. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.122, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (b-4) to read as follows: |
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(b-4) The commission may waive a requirement described by |
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Subsection (b-3)(3)(B) or (F) if the commission makes a finding |
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that the waiver would not adversely affect: |
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(1) the environment; or |
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(2) the rights of another person who holds a permit, |
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certified filing, or certificate of adjudication issued under |
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Section 11.323. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies to an application to amend a |
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water right that is filed with the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality on or after the effective date of this Act or |
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is pending as of the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2025. |