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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the participation of certain counties in joint planning |
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in groundwater management areas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 36, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 36.1087 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 36.1087. PARTICIPATION OF CERTAIN COUNTIES IN JOINT |
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PLANNING FOR MANAGEMENT AREA. (a) A county that is located wholly |
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or partly in a management area and that does not have within its |
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boundaries a district located in the management area may |
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participate in the joint planning process as provided by Sections |
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36.108 and 36.1081 through a representative designated by the |
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governing body of the county. |
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(b) A representative appointed under Subsection (a) is |
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entitled to participate in the joint planning process in the same |
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manner as a district representative in order to promote the |
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county's interests in regional groundwater planning. The |
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representative may present to the joint planning process |
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information regarding desired future conditions and estimates of |
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groundwater resources and availability. |
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(c) The commission and the Texas Water Development Board |
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shall provide to a county that has designated a representative |
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under this section technical assistance in the joint planning |
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process as necessary to further the county's interests in the |
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outcome of the process. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |