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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the review and updating by the Texas Water Development |
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Board of guidance principles and rules related to certain plans |
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adopted or approved by the board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.051, Water Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d) The board, in coordination with the commission, the |
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Department of Agriculture, and the Parks and Wildlife Department, |
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shall adopt by rule guidance principles for the state water plan |
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which reflect the public interest of the entire state. When |
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adopting guidance principles, due consideration shall be given to |
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the construction and improvement of surface water resources and the |
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application of principles that result in voluntary redistribution |
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of water resources. The board shall review and update the guidance |
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principles and any other rules related to the state water plan, with |
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input from the commission, the Department of Agriculture, and the |
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Parks and Wildlife Department, as necessary but at least every five |
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years to coincide with the five-year cycle for adoption of a new |
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water plan as described in Subsection (a). |
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(d-1) The requirement to review a rule not later than the |
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fourth anniversary of the date on which the rule takes effect and |
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every four years after that date under Section 2001.039(b), |
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Government Code, does not apply to a rule related to the state water |
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plan adopted under this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 16.053, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsections (f-1) and (f-2) to read as follows: |
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(f-1) The board shall review and update rules adopted under |
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this section as necessary but at least every five years to coincide |
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with the five-year cycle for adoption of a new water plan as |
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described in Section 16.051. |
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(f-2) The requirement to review a rule not later than the |
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fourth anniversary of the date on which the rule takes effect and |
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every four years after that date under Section 2001.039(b), |
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Government Code, does not apply to a rule adopted under this |
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section. |
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SECTION 3. Section 16.061, Water Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) The board, in coordination with the commission, the |
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Department of Agriculture, the General Land Office, the Parks and |
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Wildlife Department, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, |
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and the State Soil and Water Conservation Board, shall adopt |
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guidance principles for the state flood plan that reflect the |
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public interest of the entire state. The board shall review and |
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revise the guidance principles and any other rules related to the |
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state flood plan, with input from the commission, the Department of |
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Agriculture, the General Land Office, the Parks and Wildlife |
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Department, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, and the |
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State Soil and Water Conservation Board, as necessary and at least |
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every fifth year to coincide with the five-year cycle for adoption |
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of a new state flood plan. |
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(c-1) The requirement to review a rule not later than the |
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fourth anniversary of the date on which the rule takes effect and |
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every four years after that date under Section 2001.039(b), |
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Government Code, does not apply to a rule adopted under this |
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section. |
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SECTION 4. Section 16.062, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsections (m) and (n) to read as follows: |
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(m) The board shall review and update rules adopted under |
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this section as necessary but at least every five years to coincide |
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with the five-year cycle for adoption of a new flood plan as |
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described in Section 16.061. |
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(n) The requirement to review a rule not later than the |
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fourth anniversary of the date on which the rule takes effect and |
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every four years after that date under Section 2001.039(b), |
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Government Code, does not apply to a rule adopted under this |
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section. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |