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| 1 | 1 | By: Geren, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Eltife) H.B. No. 677 | |
| 2 | 2 | (In the Senate - Received from the House April 2, 2013; | |
| 3 | 3 | April 4, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on | |
| 4 | 4 | Administration; May 17, 2013, reported favorably by the following | |
| 5 | 5 | vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 17, 2013, sent to printer.) | |
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| 8 | 8 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 9 | 9 | AN ACT | |
| 10 | 10 | relating to the regulation and enforcement of dam safety by the | |
| 11 | 11 | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. | |
| 12 | 12 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 1. Section 12.052(e-1), Water Code, is amended to | |
| 14 | 14 | read as follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | (e-1) The commission shall exempt an owner of a dam located | |
| 16 | 16 | on private property from meeting requirements related to dam safety | |
| 17 | 17 | if the dam: | |
| 18 | 18 | (1) at maximum capacity impounds less than 500 | |
| 19 | 19 | acre-feet; | |
| 20 | 20 | (2) has a hazard classification of low or significant; | |
| 21 | 21 | (3) is located in a county with a population of less | |
| 22 | 22 | than 350,000 [215,000]; and | |
| 23 | 23 | (4) is not located inside the corporate limits of a | |
| 24 | 24 | municipality. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 2. Section 12.052(e-3), Water Code, is repealed. | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | |
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