H.B. No. 677
AN ACT
relating to the regulation and enforcement of dam safety by the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 12.052(e-1), Water Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(e-1) The commission shall exempt an owner of a dam located
on private property from meeting requirements related to dam safety
if the dam:
(1) at maximum capacity impounds less than 500
acre-feet;
(2) has a hazard classification of low or significant;
(3) is located in a county with a population of less
than 350,000 [215,000]; and
(4) is not located inside the corporate limits of a
municipality.
SECTION 2. Section 12.052(e-3), Water Code, is repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 677 was passed by the House on March
27, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 1, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 677 was passed by the Senate on May
20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor