By: Geren, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Eltife) H.B. No. 677
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 2, 2013;
April 4, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on
Administration; May 17, 2013, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 17, 2013, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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 Section 12.052(e-3), Water Code, is repealed.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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